Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the ’60s in Brussels (1994)
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the ’60s in Brussels (1994)
DVDRip | MKV | 672x400 | x264 @ 1403 Kbps | 60 min | 696 Mb
Audio: Français MP3 @ 217 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Art-house, Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 672x400 | x264 @ 1403 Kbps | 60 min | 696 Mb
Audio: Français MP3 @ 217 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Art-house, Drama
Director: Chantal Akerman
Writer: Chantal Akerman
Stars: Circé Lethem, Julien Rassam, Joëlle Marlier
The main character, Michele, spends the hour discussing her views of life with some old and new friends, and tries to understand her own feelings about her place in the world and her sexuality, while a camera follows along at close range.
Like many French-language films I've seen, this one is more concerned with presenting a fairly realistic slice of life than with creating the standard story arc. The main character, Michele, spends the hour discussing her views of life with some old and new friends, and tries to understand her own feelings about her place in the world and her sexuality, while a camera follows along at close range. If you like your stories action-packed and resolved at the end you won't care for this one, but as a "portrait of a young girl" this film is engaging and thought-provoking. The movie reminded me of some of my own teenage trials, in a bittersweet way. The film is not so good at authentically recreating the 60's, but hey, it was probably low-budget. Anyway, the setting doesn't seem that important, as the kids' thoughts are pretty universal. Includes songs by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Johnny Hallyday, and James Brown.
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Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the ’60s in Brussels (1994)
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