She moved in at 16, he didn't believe in marriage—now who's laughing?
A young Hungarian press illustrator and an even younger French publisher's daughter live together in Paris for four years, in a loving but crisis-ridden relationship without a marriage certificate. Only after bitter experiences does true love set in, leading the couple to the registry office after all.
Acting
Marina Vlady's precocious confidence steals every scene.
Production
Mid-century Paris shot like a romantic fever dream.
Director
Rolf Thiele
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when West German cinema was rebuilding, this co-production scandalized with its casual cohabitation plot—making it a stealth rebel film disguised as rom-com.
Marina Vlady was only 16 during filming, making her character's age unnervingly authentic and the production legally complicated in multiple countries.
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