17 Girls
The film captures a moment when irrationality and romantic self-delusion go viral -- and the difficulty of containing such elements.
17 Girls
Based on a headline-grabbing incident in the U.S., sister directing duo Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s provocative debut feature - which they also co-wrote - follows the fallout in a sleepy French coastal town of Brittany, when a group of 17 teenage girls from the same high school all decide to become pregnant at the same time, an act at once unexpected and incomprehensible to the adults and the boys in their world.
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival International Critics Week 2011
Official Selection: Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2012
Official Selection: City of Lights, City of Angels 2012
Official Selection: San Francisco International Film Festival 2012
Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival International Critics Week 2011
Official Selection: Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2012
Official Selection: City of Lights, City of Angels 2012
Official Selection: San Francisco International Film Festival 2012
Genre
Comedy,
Drama
Runtime
90
Language
French
Director
Delphine Coulin,
Muriel Coulin
Cast
Juliette Darche,
Roxane Duran,
Yara Pilartz
FEATURED REVIEW
Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety
Ballooning bellies are all the rage at a provincial French high school in "17 Girls," the confident debut of sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin. Based on a true story that happened in the U.S., "Girls" relates how the accidental pregnancy of an attractive teen leads to an epidemic of knocked-up ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 9.21.12 - 9.27.12
Playhouse 7 9.21.12 - 9.27.12
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