An Easy Girl (French: Une fille facile) is a 2019 French comedy-drama film directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, starring Zahia Dehar, Mina Farid, Benoît Magimel and Nuno Lopes. Set in summertime in Cannes, the film follows a 16-year-old who is drawn into her cousin's free-spirited lifestyle, despite warnings from her concerned best friend. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,[2][3] where it won the SACD Award for Best French-language Film.[4]
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| French | Une fille facile |
| Directed by | Rebecca Zlotowski |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Frédéric Jouve |
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| Cinematography | George Lechaptois |
| Edited by | Géraldine Mangenot |
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| Distributed by | Ad Vitam |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $644,582[1] |
Cast
edit- Mina Farid as Naïma
- Zahia Dehar as Sofia
- Benoît Magimel as Philippe
- Nuno Lopes as Andrès
- Clotilde Courau as Calypso
- Loubna Abidar as Dounia
- Lakdhar Dridi as Dodo
- Henri-Noël Tabary as Stewart
Reception
editThe film was released on Netflix in the United States on 14 August 2020, and was the 10th most watched film on the platform in its debut weekend.[5]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
References
edit- ^ "An Easy Girl (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 April 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Hopewell, John (23 May 2019). "'An Easy Girl' Wins Cannes Directors' Fortnight French-Language Movie Prize". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Brueggemann, Tom (17 August 2020). "Canadian Box Office Reopens as 'Unhinged' and 'SpongeBob Movie' Take the Lead". IndieWire. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "An Easy Girl (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "An Easy Girl Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
edit- An Easy Girl at IMDb
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