Movie
A Real Young Girl
19761h 34m5.3 / 10
A surreal voyage into adolescent sexuality.
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.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
A Real Young Girl is available to stream on The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about A Real Young Girl
Cast
Charlotte AlexandraAlice Bonnard
Hiram KellerPierre-Evariste Renard / 'Jim' / 'Earthworm Jim'
Rita MaidenMrs. Bonnard
Bruno BalpMr. Bonnard
Georges GuéretMartial
Shirley StolerGrocer in Aupom
Thierry RolandTV Commentator (voice) (archive footage)
Marie-Hélène BreillatVoice of Alice Bonnard (voice) (uncredited)Credits
- Directed by
- Catherine Breillat
- Written by
- Catherine Breillat, Catherine Breillat
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Une vraie jeune fille
- Box office
- $17.2K
Production
- Les Films La BoétieFrance
- ArtédisFrance
- CB FilmsFrance
CNCFrance
Themes
eroticismfirst timefrancegirls' boarding schoollove at first sightparent child relationshipprecocityprovocation
