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‘Goodbye First Love’ features French teens on the brink of the rest of their lives

By Wesley Morris

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 10, 2012

*** Goodbye First Love In movies, there are some things the French do that Americans are increasingly in capable of doing. One is honoring the complexities of youth. It’s a quiet, difficult undertaking, but a good director can make it look easy. All Mia Hansen-Love has done with romance is present the story of two teenagers in Paris on the brink of the rest of their lives. The truth it offers is simple but elegant. (110 min., Unrated) (Wesley Morris)

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