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A Real Young Girl (French: Une vraie jeune fille) is a 1976 French drama about a 14-year-old girl's sexual awakening, written and directed by Catherine Breillat. The film, Breillat's first, was based on her fourth novel, Le Soupirail. This film is notable for its graphic depiction of sexuality, which includes Charlotte Alexandra exposing her vulva. This led to it being banned in many countries. It was not released to theaters until 2000. Breillat's films and novels are often about the "erotic and emotional lives of young women, as told from the woman's perspective," typically using "blunt language and open depiction of sexual subject matter." Many of Breillat's films and novels, including A Real Young Girl have led to controversy and hostile press coverage. For example, Breillat's film 36 Fillette, about the "burgeoning sexuality of a 14-year-old girl, and a middle-aged man intent on seducing her" led to "storms of controversy."
Original Release
01/01/1976
US Release
06/01/2001
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Alexandra | Alice Bonnard |
Hiram Keller | Jim / Pierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim' |
Rita Maiden | Mme Bonnard / Mrs. Bonnard |
Bruno Balp | M. Bonnard / Mr. Bonnard |
Georges Guéret | Martial |
Shirley Stoler | Grocer / Grocer in Aupom |
Thierry Roland | TV commentator |
Marie-Hélène Breillat | Voice of Alice Bonnard |
Alexandra Gouveia | Martine |
Carmelo Petix | L'exhibitionniste |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Alexandra | Alice Bonnard |
Hiram Keller | Jim / Pierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim' |
Rita Maiden | Mme Bonnard / Mrs. Bonnard |
Bruno Balp | M. Bonnard / Mr. Bonnard |
Georges Guéret | Martial |
Shirley Stoler | Grocer / Grocer in Aupom |
Thierry Roland | TV commentator |
Marie-Hélène Breillat | Voice of Alice Bonnard |
Alexandra Gouveia | Martine |
Carmelo Petix | L'exhibitionniste |
Georges Pompidou | Self (on TV) |
Christian Valentin | Le chanteur |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Guy Azzi | Executive Producer |
Pierre-Richard Muller | Executive Producer |
André Génovès | Producer |