School for Love

School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a French drama film from 1955 directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay was based on a novel by Vicki Baum. The film was known under the titles Joy of Living or School for Love in the U.S., Sweet Sixteen in the U.K. and Reif auf jungen Blüten in West Germany. Plot Tenor Eric Walter is a teacher at a Vienna conservatory who is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he begins seeing one of the students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous. Cast Jean Marais as Éric Walter Brigitte Bardot as Sophie Isabelle Pia as Élis (Élisa) Yves Robert as Clément Denise Noël as Marie Koukowska-Walter Mischa Auer (crédité Misha Auer) as Berger Lila Kedrova as la mère de Sophie Edmond Beauchamp as le père d’Élis Yvette Etiévant as la mère d’Élis Georges Reich as Dick Anne Colette as Marion Odile Rodin as Erika Mylène Demongeot as The vocalist