This lead actress is beautiful, and she has to be nice to a dirty old man. Unfortunately the man supports the family. Mom encourages her to grow up, and give up her outdated concept of morality. Love the movie.

Throughly enjoyed the movie. Simple but sweet with a dark underbelly. Traditional in every sense of the word, but there is something you can take with you once the movie is finished. Outstanding performance by Judith Godrèche. Amazing cinematography, every shot could be a picture you hang on your wall. It's a relatively short film, but one you wont take a break fun. Would recommend!

No depth, no aim, no juice.

Excellent

A waste of time and money.

Video is an exercise video need refund

This movie drags along; it is mostly closeups of Miss Godreche's beautiful but inexpressive face. We also get to see her wander around interiors. Whee. The only good acting comes from the man playing the jaded doctor, who talks about the meaning of life in t he resigned Gallic way. You feel like the director took naps during the filming while the cameraman tried to get good color and no more. Slow, slow, slow, and not enough of Miss Godreche's beautiful skin.

17 year old Parisian, Beth, lives in poverty with her sick mother and little brother. When Beth's good looking boyfriend suggests she get some experience and sleep with someone ugly-the uglier the better-Beth comes to the realization that her life is probably going to be one of continual disenchantment. She seeks solace in a man who might be like her idealized Rimbaud-a heart broken writer living in a sparse apartment-to no avail. She dumps her indifferent boyfriend who has now become incensed that his sexual object has spurned him. At her mother's insistence,"I've done worse things for you", Beth sleeps with Sugardad, a 65 year old "doctor" and her mother's lover-for the money to leave her existence behind. As her mother prosaicilly puts it before Beth leaves the apartment to go to the doctor's house, "You're no longer a child". One doubts Beth ever was.

Typical of French films, the story arc here is not strong and the references are subtle, so know what you are getting. This is not a loud American film. As Beth enters Sugardads apartment, she goes into his examination room and adjusts the examination table to prone position to suggest the sexual encounter that is about to happen. And though everyone says Beth is no longer a child, we watch as Beth dances on the carpet while waiting for Sugardad to answer a call, placing her feet toe to heel as if balancing on a curb she's trying not to fall off of. Sugardad's examination room is covered in cobwebs, but his phone is ringing off the hook-an allusion to the fact that her mother is a morphine addict and Sugardad her dealer.

The acting here is wonderful and the story charming. I enjoyed this film, but it isn't uplifting. However, it is a lighter and more beautiful version of the completely gutting "Lilya 4-Ever".