A Real Young Girl (1976)
August, 1963; Alice, 14, an only child, and physically well developed, is home for vacation. She's moody, silent, keeps a diary, and explores tactile sensations with broken eggs, candle wax, ear wax, vomit, urine, blood, and, perhaps, if the summer goes in one very possible direction, semen. Without her underpants, she walks about, rides her bike, and sits on the shore as the tide comes in... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Catherine Breillat
Written By: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Hiram Keller, Shirley Stoler, Charlotte Alexandra, Rita Maiden, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Bruno Balp, Thierry Roland, Georges Guéret, Carmelo Petix, Christian Valentin
Genre: Drama
AKA: Une vraie jeune fille
Country: France
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A Real Young Girl belongs to 16 collections
1. Female Directors (collaborative: moderated by djross - 90 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (collaborative: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
3. boobs (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 51 stars)
4. Full Female Frontal Nudity (Yes, Bush!) (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 26 stars)
5. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
6. Nihilism (collaborative - 6 stars)
7. Filmsite.org - Sex in the Movies, An Illustrated History (collaborative: moderated by afx237vi - 5 stars)
8. edkrak films to see (public: edkrak - 4 stars)
9. Dysfunctional Family (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 2 stars)
10. Human Being Exposed to Bodily Waste or Vomit (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
11. films mentioned in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema ~p~ (collaborative: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2 - 1 star)
12. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (public: Coheed - 1 star)
13. Reza Archive (public: reza899 - 1 star)
14. Teenage angst (collaborative)
15. Movies to See: Drama (public: Lord Moe)
16. Tom's Movies (public: tomwalsh)
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| Apr 02, 2019 |  |
metalhank | 66 66th |
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Seen this a little while after it's '99 release date which was 20+ years after it's filmed date. I remember thinking it was quite different and risqué for the time because of it's rather graphic sexuality exploration. There is a definite and honest self-discovery message being told at the same time.
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| Feb 04, 2014 |  |
Suture Self | 9 91st |
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I like sexually fearless movies that are willing to put on screen what's normally considered inappropriate. It's confrontational and humanizing, especially when it's done as skillfully as Breillat does it. I like this quote: "To Breillat innocence is little more than an imaginary state, something to yearn for while dealing with life, one orifice at a time."
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| Jun 29, 2013 |  |
Moribunny | 70 75th |
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One of the more explicit and pervy examples of the female sexual awakening themed cinema of the 1970s, with just enough drama to transcend softcore porn. Also, much of it is too physically repugnant to maintain eroticism, which I appreciate as the most daring aspect of the film. Some of the overdubbed sound is really bad, but the original songs (Breillat wrote the lyrics and a Mort Shuman composed) are really cute. An interesting film, better than most sexploitation.
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| Feb 14, 2013 |  |
TheDenizen | 70 63rd |
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A sullen 14 year old girl in rural France keeps a diary of her explorations of her budding sexuality in the early 60s. This includes flirting with half the men in town, experimenting with candle wax, vomit and piss, fantasies of sadism, and frequent masturbation with a dazzling variety of objects. Surprisingly dark and raw yet non-exploitative, featuring an incredibly brave performance from Charlotte Alexandra. Filmed in 1976 but not released until 1999.
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| Sep 19, 2011 |  |
ehk2 | 18 22nd |
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only french could make such a movie
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| Sep 02, 2011 |  |
SheWas | 77 83rd |
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One hell of a good surprise.
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| Feb 11, 2011 |  |
Alon Reter | 85 95th |
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The most nihilistic film I've ever watched.
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| Mar 26, 2010 |  |
Piglet | 25 3rd |
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Not even close to my cup of tea, but she's got a great body, I'll give her that.
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| Average Percentile 41.76% from 137 Ratings |  |