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A Real Young Girl

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1976 | 94 min | Romance, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1976: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    75% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $17K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 59K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Catherine Breillat

  • Charlotte AlexandraAlice Bonnard
  • Hiram KellerPierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim'
  • Rita MaidenMrs. Bonnard
  • Bruno BalpMr. Bonnard
  • Georges GuéretMartial
  • Shirley StolerGrocer in Aupom
  • Thierry RolandTV Commentator (voice) (archive footage)
  • Marie-Hélène BreillatVoice of Alice Bonnard (voice) (uncredited)
  • Alexandra GouveiaMartine (uncredited)
  • Carmelo PetixL'Exhibitionniste (uncredited)