Erste Liebe(First Love)
W. Germany - Hungary - Switzerland (1970): Drama/Romance
Producer/director Maximillian Schell adapted the screenplay from a story by Ivan Turgenev. John Moulder Brown plays Alexander, a 16-year-old boy who falls in love with 21-year-old Sinaida (Dominique Sanda). Despite a great deal of emotional turmoil, exacerbated by the fact that Sinaida has been sleeping with Alexander's father, Alexander insists upon pursuing the relationship. His sexual coming-of-age is played out against the ominous backdrop of pre-World War II Europe. Obviously a labor of love for Schell, First Love might have benefited from a little more directorial objectivity, though one cannot fault the performances or the scriptwork. (Alfa, Seitz, Glarus, Mafilm/UMC) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)
1 nomination
· Foreign Language Film Award 1970: (Switzerland) [Barry Levinson (UK) & Maximilian Schell, producers.]