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Bernadette Lafont, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Clothilde Baudon, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey ...( see more  see more... ) , Julie Glenn , Raoul Billerey , Richard Guerry , Simon de La Brosse

This sweet, sad movie about the yearning of an adolescent girl brought acclaim to French starlet Charlotte Gainsbourg. Thirteen-year-old Charlotte (Gainsbourg) bickers with her family, has become an o...( read more  read more... )utcast at school, and generally feels that her life lacks all beauty and happiness. When she accidentally meets a beatific young piano prodigy named Clara, Charlotte hopes this girl will become her friend and take her away to a better world--but in order to worm her way into Clara's life, Charlotte lets a creepy sailor into hers. Director Claude Miller (Alias Betty, The Accompanist) formerly worked with François Truffaut, whose influence can be seen here--L'Effrontée has a light, relaxed tone that allows small, human details to emerge without apparent effort. Gainsbourg gives a winning performance, mostly by letting Charlotte be sullen, difficult, and innnocently self-deluding; she feels remarkably real. --Bret Fetzer

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Unrated, 95 min.

Directed by: Claude Miller

Release Date: January 1, 1985

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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003

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  • tawitti
    October 19, 2009
    tawitti
    Love This !

    Charlotte Gainsbourg is brilliant!
  • brianpark08
    December 10, 2006
    brianpark08
    Weak movie. VERY WEAK

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