A Very Curious Girl (1969)

An oppressed and exploited young woman (Marie) begins charging for her sexual favors and completely disrupts the smug patriarchal capitalist society of the village of Tellier.

Director:

Nelly Kaplan

Writers:

Nelly Kaplan (story), Claude Makovski (story)

Stars:

Bernadette Lafont, Georges Géret, Henri Czarniak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernadette Lafont	...	Marie
Georges Géret	...	Gaston Duvalier (Tonton Duvalier)
Henri Czarniak	...	Julien (as Henry Czarniak)
Claire Maurier	...	Irène
Julien Guiomar	...	Le Duc
Jean Parédès	...	M. Paul, dit La Tisane
Pascal Mazzotti	...	L'abbé Dard
Jacques Marin	...	Félix Lechat
Francis Lax	...	Emile
Michel Constantin	...	André
Jacques Masson	...	Hippolyte
Marcel Pérès	...	Pépé
Micha Bayard	...	La Goulette (Mélanie Lechat)
Claire Olivier	...	La mère de Marie
Renée Duncan	...	Delphine

Storyline

An oppressed and exploited young woman (Marie) begins charging for her sexual favors and completely disrupts the smug patriarchal capitalist society of the village of Tellier.

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Plot Keywords:

burying a dead body | sex | prostitute | nudity | foreign laborer | 

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Taglines:

The story of the town amateur who lost her standing...among other things.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to writer/producer/director Nelly Kaplan, Don Siegel told her that the title for his film Dirty Harry (1971) was inspired by the English title for this film, Dirty Mary.

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Connections

References A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

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Soundtracks

Moi, je me Balance
Music by Georges Moustaki
Lyrics by Georges Moustaki
Performed by Barbara

User Reviews

Nelly Kaplan used to work with Abel Gance....

...but in 1969,she began to stand on her own two feet.And it was a masterstroke."La fiancée du pirate" was a highly successful movie which has stood the test of time quite well.

Marie (Bernadette Laffont's vulgarity works wonders here) and her mother have always been outcasts ,living outside the village in a hut.Marie works on a farm where the lesbian farmer exploits her sexually and economically,and all the guys around treat her like a whore.When her mother dies,Marie does not want any religious funeral.Then begins Marie's revenge.Now she makes all the men from the village pay for her charms .She will turn all the hypocrite mean bourgeois's life upside town ,and her wholesale massacre comes to a head in the church where a tape recorder reveals the secrets ,warts an all.

Nothing intellectual here,but a good sense of humor.It proves that sex can lead to (local) woman's lib.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

Latin Spanish French

Release Date:

3 December 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

A Very Curious Girl

Filming Locations:

Grand Bazar, rue Thiers, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF450,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,692

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cythère Films, Paris Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1