First Love (1977 film)

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First Love
Theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Joan Darling
Produced by	David Foster Lawrence Turman
Written by	Harold Brodkey David Freeman Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Starring	Susan Dey William Katt John Heard Beverly D'Angelo Robert Loggia
Music by	John Barry
Cinematography	Bobby Byrne
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 4, 1977
Running time	91 min
Country	United States
Language	English
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First Love is a 1977 romance film. It stars Susan Dey and William Katt and was directed by Joan Darling. The movie is based upon the story Sentimental Education by Harold Brodkey.

[edit] Plot Summary

The story follows Elgin (Katt), a college student who experiences his first romantic and sexual relationship with older coed, Caroline (Dey). Caroline must choose between an older man she is seeing and the younger Elgin. Fine acting by both stars helped make this critically acclaimed by some for its candid frank portrayal of romantic relationships. This was also a groundbreaking film for its director.

In the United States, this film is rated R for its nudity and frank sexual language content.