Summary
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne seeks refuge from a disintegrating family in a series of impulsive, promiscuous affairs. Her fulsome sexuality further ratchets up the suppressed passions of her narcissistic brother, insecure mother and brooding, authoritarian father.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 89Audiences 76GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer89%
Audience score80%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
1983
November 16, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more30 people
- Sandrine BonnaireSuzanne
- Maurice PialatLe Père
- Christophe OdentMichel
- Dominique BesnehardRobert
- Cyril CollardJean-Pierre
- Jacques FieschiLe Beau-frère
- VSValérie SchlumbergerMarie-France
- Evelyne KerLa Mère
- PNPierre NovionAdrien
- TTTsilka TheodorouFanny
- Cyr BoitardLuc
- ANAnne-Marie NivelleMère Jean-Pierre
- AMAnne-Sophie MailléAnne
Pierre-Loup RajotBernard- JCJean-Paul CamailAngelo
Maïté MailléMartine- IPIsabelle PradeSolange
- CCCaroline CibotCharline
- AQAlexis QuentinRichard
- HAHervé AustenFreddy
- AdAlexandre de DardelAlex
- VTVanghel TheodorouClaude
- CLCaroline LegendreGéraldine
Éric ViellardHenri
Directing · 5
- Maurice Pialat Director, Screenplay
- Cyril Collard Assistant Director
- Florence Quentin Assistant Director
- Christian Argentino Assistant Director
- Marie-Florence Roncayolo Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Arlette Langmann Screenplay, Production Design
Production · 3
- Daniel Toscan du Plantier Producer
- Micheline Pialat Line Producer
- Emmanuel Schlumberger Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Jacques Loiseleux Director of Photography
- Christian Fournié Camera Operator
- Patrice Guillou Assistant Camera
- Pierre Novion Camera Operator
Editing · 7
- Sophie Coussein Editor
- Yann Dedet Editor
- Valérie Condroyer Editor
- Catherine Legault Assistant Editor
- Jean Gargonne Assistant Editor
- Corinne Lazare Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Julien Cloquet Boom Operator
- Dominique Hennequin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jean Umansky Sound Mixer
- François de Morant Sound Mixer
- Thierry Jeandroz Sound
- Jonathan Liebling Foley Artist
Art · 1
- Jean-Paul Camail Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Valérie Schlumberger Costume Design
- Martha de Villalonga Costume Design
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