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A Real Young Girl (1975)

A Real Young Girl poster
Original title
Une vraie jeune fille
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18A
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 151 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 14-year-old girl in rural France experiences her sexual awakening. The film follows her inner thoughts and fantasies during a summer at her parents' home.

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What happens

A Real Young Girl (French: Une vraie jeune fille) is a 1976 French drama film about a 14-year-old girl's sexual awakening, written and directed by Catherine Breillat. It was based on her fourth novel, Le Soupirail. This film, Breillat's first, is notable for its graphic depiction of sex scenes, which include Charlotte Alexandra exposing her breasts and vulva and the male actors displaying their penises. This led to the film being banned in many countries, and it was not released to theatres until 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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