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Girl, The

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Girl, The reviews
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7.7 User Score:

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Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Monique Wittig
Sande Zeig

Directed by: Sande Zeig

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 6, 2001
DVD: February 19, 2002

Running Time: 83 minutes, Color

Origin: France

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Agathe de la Boulaye (The Narrator), Claire Keim, Pascal Cervo, Ronald Guttman, Cyrille Hertel, Cyril Lecomte, Sandra N'Kaye, and Franck Prevost

Follows the spiraling affair between the film's narrator - a beautiful painter (de la Boulaye) - and a nightclub singer who she calls The Girl (Keim). (Artistic License)

What The Critics Said

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75

Boston Globe Loren King

Somewhat overstylized and deliberately enigmatic, The Girl won't appeal to everyone. But its ambition and beauty ultimately triumph over pretense.

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70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

In her feature debut, Zeig, -- displays confidence and style aplenty.

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50

Miami Herald Marta Barber

What you'll remember most are a pretty face and the hot and steamy sex scenes. That is not enough.

50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

May be the steamiest lesbian romp in recent memory.

50

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

Suggests that one way women can fight male violence is by using the weapons of the alpha male: Marking one's territory and firing upon anyone who trespasses.

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50

New Times (L.A.) David Ehrenstein

More art-directed than directed, there's nothing in the way of serious thought to be found here,

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

This pretty trifle is a movie about gorgeous women having an illicit affair -- period.

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50

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Unfortunately, the result is little more than a glossy parlor trick, a stripped-to-the-bone "Of Human Bondage" recast with two women.

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40

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Plot and character development are scarce; the film is more an abstraction than an absorption.

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40

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Agathe de la Boulaye, as The Painter, gives off an appealing air of good-natured amusement, which is appropriate given her surroundings.

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30

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

Like the film's characters, the city of Paris has been made faceless, as if it too were merely the pawn in a representational hell where light and color and shading are forbidden.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Carla Meyer

Numbingly dull and repetitive.

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20

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

The dialogue is trite and tinnily recorded, and the actresses have the chops of high-school drama students.

10

The New York Times A.O. Scott

Has the dreary one-track banality of a feature-length version of an episode of "Red Shoe Diaries," Showtime's series for people who like soft core but are too lazy to leave the house.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Angela P. gave it a 10:
Fabulous!

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