School for Love

School for Love (Futures vedettes) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret, written by Marc Allégret, and starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay, based on a novel by Vicki Baum was adapted for the screen by Allégret.

The film was released under different titles in various countries: 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, a teacher at a Vienna conservatory, is separated from his wife, opera singer Marie. When he starts a romantic relationship with one of his students, Sophie, another student named Elisa becomes jealous, leading to a complex web of emotions and conflicts.

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

Reception
The film performed poorly at the French box office, with only 949,416 admissions.