L'Effrontée Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

The dreams and naivete of Charlotte, a young, working-class girl (Charlotte Gainsbourg in an award-winning performance) clash with reality as she meets the young pianist she admires (Clothilde Baudon), and a younger pest she would like to shed (Julie Glenn). Charlotte is surrounded by a drab life in her rundown neighborhood and is saddled with a crass brother and a father whose attention is elsewhere. Life picks up a little color when a new friend comes into the picture, a pianist from the other side of the tracks who is going to give a recital in town. The more sophisticated pianist jokes that maybe Charlotte should be her manager, and that sets off a series of misunderstandings that lead to some pretty wild moments. - Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Clotilde Baudon, Raoul Billerey
DVD Release Date:
11/11/2003
Run Time:
96 min.
Distributor(s):
Union Generale Cinematographique
Production Co.:
Cinema National de la Cinématographie, Films Antenne 2, Monthyon Films, Oliane Productions, Telema Productions
Director(s):
Claude Miller
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Class Differences, Fathers and Daughters, Small-Town Life, Unlikely Friendships
Tone:
Affectionate, Bittersweet, Moody, Reflective, Understated
Keywords:
adolescence, dreams, father, manager, pianist, prodigy, small-town, teenagers
Language:
French
Status:
DVD

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