Giovane e bella

The film, from its first shot of her through the binoculars, shows how very precarious and thrilling it can be, being a young and beautiful girl.

Filmen indfanger fint ungdommens rastløshed og lyster...

...formår at pirre både hjerne og lemmer.

Skickligt berättad, kylig och lågmäld historia genom årstiderna.

Ozon’s filmmaking is elegant, realistic and refined, but even more impressive is his refusal to justify or explain away Isabelle’s motivations.

Marine Vacth is excellent as Isabelle, the schoolgirl with a secret life as a €500 prostitute, and Géraldine Pailhas and Frédéric Pierrot give gentle and warm performances as her mum and stepdad.