À ma soeur! (2001)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Catherine Breillat

Writer:

Catherine Breillat (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 2001 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A new provocation from the director of "Romance"

Plot:

A Ma Soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships...

Plot Keywords:

Overweight | Fat Girl | Family Vacation | Child Nudity | Candy

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Anaïs Reboux	...	Anaïs Pingot
Roxane Mesquida	...	Elena Pingot
Libero De Rienzo	...	Fernando
Arsinée Khanjian	...	Mother
Romain Goupil	...	François Pingot / Father
Laura Betti	...	Fernando's Mother
Albert Goldberg	...	The Killer
Odette Barrière	...	Friend at Residence
Ann Matthijsse	...	Friend at Residence
Pierre Renverseau	...	Friend at Residence
Jean-Marc Boulanger	...	Friend at Residence
Frederick Bodin	...	Waiter
Michel Guillemin	...	Janitor
Josette Cathalan	...	Saleswoman
Claude Sese	...	Police Officer

Also Known As:

Fat Girl (International: English title) (USA)
For My Sister (Australia) (International: English title) (literal title)
A mia sorella! (Italy)

Runtime:

USA:86 min | France:83 min | UK:81 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | Australia:R | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (2005) | Canada:R (Alberta) | Canada:R (Ontario) (re-rating) (2003) | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) (uncut) | South Korea:18 (re-rating on appeal) (uncut) | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (2002) (cut) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

CB Films

Trivia:

Won 5 major international awards within 2 years.

Quotes:

Anaïs Pingot: I want my first time to be with someone I don't love.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

J'ai mis mon coeur a pourrir

Take what you will

At the NY Film Festival's Q&A with Breillat, she expressly forbid seeing "Fat Girl" (as she prefers to call it) as a morality play. She eluded any attempts to draw her into conclusions about her film, insisting that she is not a moralist.

What is clear from the questions she asks, however, is that she views sex with a certain contempt, especially as regards the male role in the act. The men that are in the film are either insensitive, duplicitous or murderous. Breillat's intent is to show how adrift any adolescent girl is when it comes to sexuality and to somehow convey that to an adult audience. She counseled young Anais during filming by saying, "We are making a film that I don't even think you can see when it is done, but it is not for you. It is supposed to scare adults."