First Desires

First Desires

First Desires

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First Desires

"Beautiful innocence cast-away in paradise."

1983

1h 33m

4.4(41 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Three teenage girls decide to visit a romantic island and find love. They get shipwrecked and end up on different sides of the island. Each girl begins her own romantic adventure either with a man, a boy or even another girl.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Monica Broeke

Monica Broeke

Caroline

Emmanuelle Béart

Emmanuelle Béart

Hélène

Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Jordan

Anja Schüte

Anja Schüte

Dorothée

Inge Maria Granzow

Inge Maria Granzow

Julienne

Bruno Guillain

Bruno Guillain

Etienne

Stéphane Freiss

Stéphane Freiss

Raoul

Charly Chemouny

Charly Chemouny

Max

Creative team

Directed by: David Hamilton
Written by: Bertrand Levergeois
Michael Erdmann
Produced by: Alain Sarde
Alain Terzian

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