18 Years Old and Rising

"J'aime regarder les filles" redirects here. For the song, see J'aime regarder les filles (song).

18 Years Old and Rising (French: J'aime regarder les filles, lit. 'I like to watch girls') is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Frédéric Louf.^[3]

18 Years Old and Rising
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frédéric Louf
Written by	Frédéric Louf Régis Jaulin
Produced by	Hugues Charbonneau Marie-Ange Luciani Gilles Sandoz
Starring	Pierre Niney
Cinematography	Samuel Collardey
Edited by	Françoise Tourmen
Music by	Jozef Dumoulin Bo Van Der Werf
Production companies	Les Films de Pierre Maia Cinema
Distributed by	BAC Films
Release dates	17 June 2011 (2011-06-17) (Cabourg)[1] 20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) (France)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$1.8 million
Box office	$347,100[2]

The original French title of the film is taken from a 1981 Patrick Coutin hit song called "J'aime regarder les filles".^[4]

Plot

Primo, son of Province florists, struggles paying his rent. He spends his tray for the second time. On the eve of 10 May 1981 he meets Gabrielle and he falls madly in love with her at first sight. Unfortunately they don't take to the same people. Primo then will try anything to get a place in this Parisian bourgeois society that seems so difficult to access. In order to show his passion and love for Gabrielle he doesn't hesitate to take risks, even if that requires him to become illicit and put his life in danger.

Cast

• Pierre Niney as Primo Bramsi
• Lou de Laâge as Gabrielle
• Audrey Bastien as Delphine
• Ali Marhyar as Malik
• Victor Bessière as Paul
• Michel Vuillermoz as Pierre Bramsi
• Catherine Chevallier as Françoise Bramsi
• Johan Libéreau as Nino Bramsi
• Odile Vuillemin [fr] as Marie-Ange Bramsi
• Thomas Chabrol as the math professor
• Hervé Pierre as Delphine's father
• Jean-Baptiste Marcenac as Gabrielle's father
• Rachid Benbouchta [fr] as Rachid
• Mathieu Lourdel as Olivier
• Marion Chabassol as Sophie
• Yohan Djabour as Jean-Yves

Release

The film was presented at the Cabourg Film Festival (France), the Toronto International Film Festival (Canada), the São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil) and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan).^{[5][better source needed]}

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
Cabourg Film Festival	Male Revelation	Pierre Niney	Won
César Award	Most Promising Actor	Pierre Niney	Nominated