A Real Young Girl

A Real Young Girl

1976 · 94 min · FR · 5.3 (148 votes)
Dir. Catherine Breillat · Starring Charlotte Alexandra, Hiram Keller, Rita Maiden, Bruno Balp, Georges Guéret, Shirley Stoler · Music Mort Shuman

A surreal voyage into adolescent sexuality.

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Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

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This film feels like a hazy, sun-drenched memory of adolescent awakening. It's a dreamy, introspective journey into burgeoning desire and self-discovery, wrapped in a sensual, slightly melancholic atmosphere. A provocative exploration of young womanhood.

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