La Boum: which actress of the film was initially to play the leading role in place of Sophie Marceau?

Released in cinemas in 1980, the cult movie The partycarried by Sophie Marceau in the main role, will be rebroadcast on Sunday March 1, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on TFX. Directed by Claude Pinoteauthis feature film features the character of Vic, embodied on screen by a very young Sophie Marceau. Registered at the Henri-IV high school, she is at the age of the first outings and the first emotions (13 years old). His parents, François and Françoise, respectively interpreted by Claude Brasseur and Brigitte Fossey, are a dentist and cartoonist. Both are very busy with their respective careers, or their couple problems, and do not always manage to communicate with their daughter.

Vic most often confides in her great-grandmother Poupette, played by Denise Gray, much more open-minded despite the generation gap. After long insistence and arguments, Vic’s parents agree to let her participate in a party organized by Raoul, a high school friend. There, she meets Mathieu, played by Alexandre Sterling, a high school boy one year older than her. Their love story in secret from the parents will settle down little by little as the weeks go by. Having launched Sophie Marceau’s acting career in the cinema, The party was a real commercial success during its theatrical release. In total, this feature film attracted nearly 4.4 million moviegoers.

La Boum: Sheila O’Connor in place of Sophie Marceau in the role of Vic

However, Sophie Marceau was not supposed to star in this film at first. In fact, the actress who plays the young Penelope, Sheila O’Connor, almost became Vic. Three weeks before the start of filming, it was she who was to play the leading role The party. But the arrival at the last moment of Sophie Marceau provoked changes of cast. Sophie Maupu, her real name, was spotted because she had signed up a few days earlier with a child modeling agency. Without having done theatre, she seduced everyone and obtained the role of Victoire Berreton.

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