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Péchés de jeunesse (1941)

Péchés de jeunesse poster
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman's romantic choices clash with family expectations. She navigates love and duty in a small French town.

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What happens

Sins of Youth (French: Péchés de jeunesse) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Lise Delamare and Monique Joyce. It was produced by the German-backed Continental Films. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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