by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Producer/director Maximillian Schell adapted the screenplay of First Love 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. The film was originally released as Ein Leibe.
characteristics
- First Love
- Sexual Awakening
- Romance
- Romantic
- Love
- Son
- Infidelity
- Coming-of-age
- Extramarital-affair
- Father
- Adulterer
- Adultery
