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Fat Girl
Why this pick
Breillat returns to adolescent sexual awakening with the same unsparing, subjective gaze, provocative intimacy, and refusal to soften uncomfortable emotional contradictions.
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MOVIE1976 1h 33m FRA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marie-Hélène Breillat
voix d'Alice / la narratrice
Charlotte Alexandra
Alice Bonnard
Hiram Keller
« Jim » Pierre-Évariste Renard
Rita Maiden
Madame Bonnard, la mère
Bruno Balp
Monsieur Bonnard, le père
Georges Guéret
Martial
Shirley Stoler
Grocer