Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.
Direction
Breillat's fearless debut at 28—no male gaze, just merciless honesty.
Acting
Charlotte Alexandra's physical commitment is astonishing and unsettling.
Cinematography
Harsh naturalism vs. soft-focus fantasy—visual schizophrenia by design.
Director
Catherine Breillat
Charlotte Alexandra
Alice Bonnard
Hiram Keller
Pierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim'
Rita Maiden
Mrs. Bonnard
Bruno Balp
Mr. Bonnard
Georges Guéret
Martial
Shirley Stoler
Grocer in Aupom
Thierry Roland
TV Commentator (voice) (archive footage)
Marie-Hélène Breillat
Voice of Alice Bonnard (voice) (uncredited)
Carmelo Petix
L'Exhibitionniste (uncredited)
Georges Pompidou
Self (on TV) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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