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 | Coming Of Age | First Love | Nude Child

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:

In South Korea, this is the first movie to be passed with sex scenes including nudity. Due to strict censorship, all sex scenes that included nudity should have being edited or deleted.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Zak Smith/The Nature of Sex/A Moment with... Catherine Breillat (#9.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

Fat Girl Masterpiece

Fat Girl (2001)

**** (out of 4)

12-year-old Anais (Anais Reboux) and her 15-year-old sister Elena (Roxane Mesquida) are on summer vacation when the two discover sex and start to explore their virginity. Things take a change for reality when the older sister meets a boy who claims to love her. This is an incredible little film and there's no wonderful it caused so much controversy here in the States. I think it's a damn shame that American films no longer contain any guts and when a film with a true message comes along it usually stirs up trouble. This is an incredibly moving, heartbreaking and shocking look at two young girls and how they view their virginity. The ending was outrageously shocking but the message was right there. It's been a very long time since I've seen a film that left such an impact. I'm sure most will be turned off by the subject matter and the films blunt truthfulness towards that subject but this is a real gem.