Name: Graduate First
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978-09-14
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Annick Alane, Michel Caron, Bernard Tronczak

1978·Drama·1h 26m

7.1

★

A slice of life of a group of young working class friends in a Northern French village coming to the end of their school years and embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.

Directed by Maurice Pialat

final exam

northern france

employment

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Cast

Sabine Haudepin

Élisabeth

Philippe Marlaud

Philippe

Annick Alane

Mother

Michel Caron

Father

Christian Bouillette

Boss

Crew

Maurice Pialat

Director

Maurice Pialat

Writer

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Maurice Pialat

Producer

Jean-Paul Janssen

Camera Operator

Dominique Besnehard

Casting

Patrick Grandperret

Assistant Director

Popular Reviews

17 reviews

Patrick Michael

9.6★ · 08/08/25

Every so often, the sky splits open and a filmmaker appears who seems to exist solely to affirm our sensibilities.

Moments like that grow rarer and rarer in a cinephile’s lifetime. Rare enough that sometimes it feels like they might never come again.

GratitudeGratitudeGratitude~

Lukas

7.0★ · 07/28/25

La sale partouze que j'aurais fait sah

Dorian

6.0★ · 09/15/22

okay but if i fucked off to paris to avoid to consequences of adulthood then id be the bad guy??

jenny nulf

7.0★ · 09/04/20

We need to talk about how Michael Cera discovered time travel because how is that not him in this movie.

VictorPRO

10.0★ · 06/02/26