My Little Princess

2011 1h 45m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 97

Drama

Synopsis

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Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her daughter to pose as a model, Violetta finds her life with her loving grandmother turned upside down.The resulting pictures quickly become a sensation for the trendy 70's Paris art scene, and Violetta finds herself caught in between her new stature as an art muse and her dull childhood.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Hanna Giurgiu
Anamaria Vartolomei
Violetta Giurgiu
Georgetta Leahu
Mamie
Denis Lavant
Ernst
Jethro Cave
Updike
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Antoine Dupuis, l'éditeur
Pascal Bongard
Jean
Anne Benoît
Mme Chenus, l'assistante sociale

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éva Ionesco
Writers: Philippe Le Guay, Marc Cholodenko, Éva Ionesco
Languages: Romanian, French, English
Countries: France

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Romanian, French, English.

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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 Éva Ionesco, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. 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 Bertrand Burgalat. 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 Laurence Briaud 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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Isabelle Huppert and Anamaria Vartolomei and Georgetta Leahu carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1896788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éva Ionesco directs. Jeanne Lapoirie behind the camera. Bertrand Burgalat scores. Laurence Briaud cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in Romanian, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Romanian, French, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Éva Ionesco, shot by Jeanne Lapoirie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bertrand Burgalat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Laurence Briaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Isabelle Huppert and Anamaria Vartolomei and Georgetta Leahu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1896788 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.