Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

hjt15 I'm not a huge Elton fan but in this case, the soundtrack really helped transport me in time to this sweet love story set in the Camargue, France in the early 1970's. It's hard to imagine now that this would have been a hugely controversial movie when it was released about two underage runaways who set up house in a remote area and learn about love and life. It just shows that love and a strong bond between two people can conquer all. Or at least it could back then before tax and electricity bills blah blah. So if you're prepared to suspend reality for a few hours and just feel hopeful for these two young lovers then you will enjoy this sweet, simple and beautiful film as much as I did. Incidentally, I went to the Camargue about 5 years ago and it remains unchanged in it's charm so for me this was a nice reminder too that there are places that exist on this earth which are unruined and rustic.

english-express Rating this flick 10 out 10 makes me a person that grew up in the sixties.A flower child,and someone like Paul and Michelle just knew that the real importance in life,was to live and to live was to love. I was 18 years old back then,and although I'm from a big city(São Paulo/Brazil)I watched Friends when I was living in Manaus(north Brazil-the jungle place)and my heart just pounded and almost stopped when I rediscovered this film(I couldn't remember the name either in English or Portuguese),but was throughout Elton Jonh's biog that I came across it and a gentle soul has posted it on youtube.I watched.Ít is still a grand movie. Paul,a British boy living in Paris,meets Michelle,a girl that has just became orphaned.Their social-economical level are as distant as the Earth and the Moon,but it didn't bother them a bit.Young,under age,and they just follow their only option to live.Michelle after trying to live with a stupid cousin,sees that the only thing she has left in this world is a small cottage,owned by her late father,in an idyllic small place,Camargue,in Southern France.It is like there was nothing else,nobody else in that world.Just two of them,starting as friends,companions,but then as lovers.A child is born from that love. The director could express the sixties with vivid colors and it is funny because there are neither riots nor anti war displays,but he superbly shows HOW we felt back then.We were pure and innocent and believed in social justice and love, above all.Make love,not war. The scenery is beautiful:the wild horses,the sea,the whole environment,and the youngsters that portrayed Paul and Michelle did a good job!The scene when Michelle is at the cemetery putting flowers to her father(I believe!)is somewhat strong.SHE,really made me believe,in that moment,how alone,how the solitude was present in her life. The Brazilian culture is over sensual,(probably because we are in the tropics)so their nudity didn't matter,and them being under age,is part of the concept THEN,when we didn't talk(or knew,or mattered about children'molestation,that by the way,DOES NOT OCCUR !) "Paul!" "Michelle!"(they calling each other was printed in my soul!) This film is NOT intended for greedy souls. NOT FOR THE GREEDY!

ScannerWA Most of these reviews are dead on, so I'll cut to a different chase and answer a couple of questions I've seen on here.While the characters seem and look young (hence the controversy), the actor/actress themselves were 17 and 18 at the time and so obviously over the 16 barrier. Here in the USA, that's still somewhat controversial but the simplicity and innocence of the film does much to offset it.I'm sorry not to have seen more by Sean; in this movie at least his expressions are demonstrative and obvious; you know exactly what the character is feeling whether he's angry, afraid, or confused. Anicee had a healthy career, who's life was cut unfortunately short by cancer in late 2006. She was a beautiful and talented actress.VHS tapes of FRIENDS can be found at Amazon.com occasionally, but usually for a significant price; I've seen it as low as $60 or so and as high as $152 (as of this comment, there were two for that price). The sequel video PAUL & MICHELLE is not quite as pricey and can be obtained (when available) on Amazon for between $16 and $70 on average.

jeffcotec I've just been setting up a rental list on amazon, and remembered this film Id seen about a million years ago. All I seem to get in the search engines is "friends" - the TV series. This site was the first one and I couldn't believe it when it was actually the film I was looking for!!I remember watching this on an old black and white t.v.one afternoon whilst off sick, and terrified my mum would come home and catch me watching it. I can hardly remember any of it, but wasn't it about 2 young kids who got together then had baby?!!I have to try and buy this now!! I'm giving it a six but it could be more, is it in french??does anyone else remember seeing it on t.v. I know I was only about 10 years old. I do remember my sister coming in and being mortified.Having read the review though, was it a brother helping his sister out when she became pregnant? Is this going to be one of those films you vaguely remember; buy it for a silly amount then realise it was a run of the mill afternoon movie? we shall see..