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A Very Curious Girl

1969 · 102 min

A wry, quietly furious tale of small-town hypocrisy, watching a woman turn exploitation into a weapon feels both liberating and unsettling.

Tagline
The story of the town amateur who lost her standing...among other things.
Overview
Treated as an outcast and exploited by the villagers of a small town, a young woman liberates herself through sex, which she uses as a tool of economic gain and an instrument of revenge against those who have wronged her.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • class
  • gender
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Nelly Kaplan
Written by
Claude Makovski, Nelly Kaplan
Starring
Bernadette Lafont, Georges Géret, Henri Czarniak, Claire Maurier, Julien Guiomar, Jean Parédès, Pascal Mazzotti, Jacques Marin
Music
Georges Moustaki
Cinematography
Jean Badal
Runtime
102 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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