Friends (1971)

Directed by

Lewis Gilbert

Genre

romance film, teen film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenagers fall in love and run away together to live in a cottage in the French countryside. They try to build a life on their own, away from their families.

nostalgictendergentlemelancholicslow-pacedboyishbittersweetsoft

What happens

Friends is a 1971 British-French teen-romance film directed and produced by Lewis Gilbert and written by Gilbert, Vernon Harris and Jack Russell. The soundtrack, with music composed by Elton John and Paul Buckmaster and lyrics written by Bernie Taupin, was released as John's Friends album, and John's recording of the title selection charted when released as a single in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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