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The Apprentice

The Apprentice

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 10, 1971

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Romance, Comedy

User Score

43%

Original Title

Fleur Bleue

Production Companies

Potterton Productions

Director

Larry Kent

Budget

$150,000

Description

In Montréal, Jean-Pierre is fired on the set of a TV commercial where he's an apprentice technician. He's penniless, behind on his rent, with a thin resume and no college units. He has a fiancée, Michelle, but his head is turned by a free-spirited model, from the U.S., who saw him being fired and comes to his flat to apologize. She's Elizabeth, a combination of feckless innocence and sexual freedom. Jean-Pierre borrows money from his outlaw friend, Dock, and buys clothes to impress Elizabeth. Soon he's sleeping with her, and he pulls a theft with Dock to get money to take her to Acapulco. Michelle tries to bring him back to her orbit. Is there a way out for Jean-Pierre?