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An Impudent Girl (1985)

An Impudent Girl poster
Original title
L'Effrontée
Directed by
Claude Miller
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama, melodrama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 127 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage girl from a small French town feels trapped by her ordinary life. She becomes fascinated with a wealthy older pianist and tries to break away from her family.

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What happens

An Impudent Girl (French: L'Effrontée) is a 1985 French film directed by Claude Miller. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, who won the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and Bernadette Lafont, who won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. It is a loose adaptation of the novel Frankie Addams (French title of Carson McCullers's The Member of the Wedding). The film won the Louis Delluc Prize, and received César nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Most Promising Actor, Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation, Best Costume Design and Best Sound. The song "Sarà perché ti amo" by Ricchi e Poveri is featured in the movie, playing over the end credits. An English version named "Rock It Rock It Tonight" was also released, most likely to promote the movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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