A Single Girl

Released Oct 30, 1995

1h 30m

Drama

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75%

16 Reviews

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64%

1,000+ Ratings

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A young Parisian (Virginie Ledoyen) must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend (Benoît Magimel).

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Strong bond formed between audience and Valerie as we ride the roller-coaster of a day in the life that ended up having ramifications; excellent cinematography shows relentlessness of the day and keeps us on edge to some interactions surprising and some not

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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1: Pretty much a waste of time, even if it does star Virginie Ledoyen, who is always a welcome addition on screen. I'm a bit unclear on what exactly the point was, other than to follow a girl through a break-up with her boyfriend, on her first day on the job at a hotel, and walking with her mother and child (fathered by the boyfriend). At first the very brief unsimulated sex scene seemed out of place and unnecessary to me, but I actually thought it made sense. It was startling to us, just as it would have been to Virginie's character. This was the only element in the film that made it somewhat unusual though. It simply seems like a bit of cinema verite, but with no clear goal or purpose. Life is hard, love is hard, persevere and move on? Maybe, but whatever the purpose is it wasn't terribly entertaining, inspiring, thought-provoking, artistically done, or worthwhile.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Solid tribute to the French New Wave, without the formal inventiveness, but with some solid performances and writing. Fairly enthralling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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An earlier stubborn role for Virginie Ledoyen which became a trade mark off her career going on hereafter.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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I really liked this movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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..ledoyen es lo maximo... con mucha estetica y con demasiada veracidad

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Benoît Jacquot

Director

Virginie Ledoyen

Valérie Sergent

Benoît Magimel

Rémi

Dominique Valadié

Valérie's mother

Michel Bompoil

Jean-Marc

Véra Briole

Sabine

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A Single Girl delivers 80 unbroken and ultimately irritating minutes in the life of a pretty hotel waitress (Virginie Ledoyen).

Feb 7, 2012

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

A stunning demonstration of moral and existential suspense in relation to duration, much like Agnes Varda's 1961 Cleo From 5 to 7.

Feb 7, 2012

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James Berardinelli

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Even though nothing much happens during the course of the movie (Valerie spends over half the running time wandering around the inside of a hotel), this is a thoroughly engrossing motion picture.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 7, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

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A fascinating revival of the French New Wave for a very 1990's slice-of-life film.

Rated: B+

Apr 15, 2012

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 4/5

Dec 18, 2004

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Arthur Lazere

culturevulture.net

Rated: 3/5

Feb 11, 2004

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Synopsis

A young Parisian (Virginie Ledoyen) must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend (Benoît Magimel).

Director: Benoît Jacquot
Screenwriter: Jérôme Beaujour, Benoît Jacquot
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $228.4K
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1