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Why this pick
A similarly intimate French coming-of-age portrait, following volatile adolescent desire and grief with an unvarnished, emotionally unsettled texture.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2008 1h 37m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Cute Junie starts at her cousin Matthias' high school and class after her mom's death. She meets his friends. The boys want to date her - even her handsome, young Italian teacher.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Louis Garrel
Nemours
Léa Seydoux
Junie
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Otto
Agathe Bonitzer
Marie
Jean-Michel Portal
Estouteville
Anaïs Demoustier
Catherine
Chantal Neuwirth
Nicole