36 Fillette

1988 1h 28m FR

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5.0

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88%

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IMDB

★5.0TMDB · 43🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes★6IMDB · 1,714

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A 14-year-old pursues romance with a man while vacationing with her family in Switzerland.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Delphine Zentout
Lili
Olivier Parnière
Bertrand
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Boris Golovine
Berta Domínguez D.
Anne-Marie
Jean-François Stévenin
The Father
Diane Bellego
Georgia
Adrienne Bonnet
The Mother
Stéphane Moquet
Ca-Pe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Catherine Breillat
Writers: Catherine Breillat, Roger Salloch
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Catherine Breillat, shot by Laurent Dailland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maxime Schmitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Delphine Zentout and Olivier Parnière and Jean-Pierre Léaud carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Catherine Breillat directs. Laurent Dailland behind the camera. Maxime Schmitt scores. Yann Dedet cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Catherine Breillat, shot by Laurent Dailland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Maxime Schmitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yann Dedet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Delphine Zentout and Olivier Parnière and Jean-Pierre Léaud carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0094596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "puberty", "lolita", "first time", "virgin".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.