Desc: La Boum éternelle: Histoire d'un grand film sans prétention: Directed by Céline Chassé, Julie Peyrard. With Arthur Teboul, Juliette Armanet, Pénélope Bagieu, Claude Brasseur. Its cult slow dance, Sophie Marceau's face, teenage emotions: "La Boum" (The Party) by Claude Pinoteau, is embedded in French film culture. On its release in 1980, it became a veritable social phenomenon. More than forty years later, times have changed but its cult status hasn't faltered. Analysis and explanations.