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Dear Prudence (2010)

Dear Prudence poster
Original title
Belle épine
Directed by
Rebecca Zlotowski
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
U
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in 1980s France tries to find her place after her mother dies. She falls in with a group of drifters and experiences her first love and loss.

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What happens

Dear Prudence (French: Belle Épine; lit. 'Beautiful thorn') is a 2010 French drama film and the directorial debut of Rebecca Zlotowski. The film stars Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Agathe Schlenker, Johan Libéreau and Guillaume Gouix. It premiered in the Critics' Week section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in 2010. It was also nominated for a César Award in the category of Most Promising Actress for Léa Seydoux in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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