Young Girls in Black
Des filles en noir
France
2010
85 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
Synopsis
Noémie and Priscilla, two teenage girls from working class backgrounds, cultivate the same violence, the same contempt of the world. They are a source of serious concern for family and friends, who sense them capable of going to extremes. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
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Jean-Paul Civeyrac
Jean-Paul Civeyrac (born 24 December 1964) is a French New Wave director whose films are usually characterized by close attention to music and actors’ bodies. He has adapted a French novel by Anne Wiazemsky, Hymnes à l’amour, with the title All the fine promises (2003). This movie was awarded by The Prix Jean Vigo 2003. Jean-Paul Civeyrac is professor at the French school, La Femis, and graduated from the University Lyon III (philosophy). His movie À travers la forêt was presented at Festival Paris Cinéma (2 July 2005) and at Toronto International Film Festival 2005 September. —Wikipedia
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By David Hudson on May 26, 2010
There are more reviews and interviews still to come, but the coverage-of-the-coverage phase wraps up right here with a last round on films
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By Daniel Kasman on May 20, 2010
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