LA BOUM ETERNELLE

Its cult slow dance, Sophie Marceau's face, teenage emotions: "La Boum" (The Party) by Claude Pinoteau, is embedded in French film culture. On its release in 1980, it became a veritable social phenomenon. More than forty years later, times have changed but its cult status hasn't faltered. Analysis and explanations.

Directed by: Céline Chassé, Julie Peyrard, Julie Lazare (France, 2022)
Narrated by: Arthur Teboul