Une vraie jeune fille (1976)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Catherine Breillat

Writers:

Catherine Breillat (novel)
Catherine Breillat (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 April 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A surreal voyage into adolescent sexuality.

Plot:

August, 1963; Alice, 14, an only child, and physically well developed, is home for vacation. She's moody...

Plot Keywords:

Diary | Vomit | Sawmill | Candle | Egg

Cast

Charlotte Alexandra	...	Alice Bonnard
Hiram Keller	...	Pierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim'
Rita Maiden	...	Mrs. Bonnard (as Rita Meiden)
Bruno Balp	...	Mr. Bonnard
Georges Guéret	...	Martial (as Georges Gueret)
Shirley Stoler	...	Grocer in Aupom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thierry Roland	...	TV commentator (voice) (archive footage)

Also Known As:

A Real Young Girl (USA)
A Real Young Lady (International: English title)

Runtime:

93 min | Canada:89 min | USA:89 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Artédis

Goofs:

Continuity: The calendar inside the doorway of the Bonnard home indicates that it's August, 1964; however, TV shows pertaining to the death of Monseigneur Fernand Maillet and the resignation of George Pompidou's first government suggest that it's only 1963, and a TV broadcast of Jacques Anquetil's fourth Tour de France victory suggests that at least one scene with the calendar is set on July 14 (Bastille Day), 1963.

Quotes:

Alice Bonnard: I hate people. They complicate me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Nobuyoshi Araki/The Music of X: The Soundtrack of Sex/Catherine Breillat (#5.2)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Suis-je une petite fille

I hate people. They complicate me.

This is Catherine Breillat's directorial debut. She also wrote the screenplay from her novel published the year before.

One may be initially confused about the fact that it was made in 1976, but not released until over 20 years later. No, it is not a video nasty, but it was banned in France and only when films like Salo or Boise Moi got released, were we able to see this film.

Breillat is not for everybody. The sex in her films is in-your-face. You have to look at them with an open mind. They have an artistic value and should be seen for that.

The film, about a 14-year-old's self discovery stars voluptuous Charlotte Alexandra, who would later appear in Emmanuelle 3. She explores her body with the boredom and recklessness of a teen, and wonders about the studs that she comes into contact with. She fantasizes at times, even about her own father. It was just too frank for the censors at the time.

This is not for the trench-coat crowd, as there is no sex, although her father (Bruno Balp) sure acts as if he would be willing. His smiles and touches are most unfatherly.

The ending was both funny and sad.