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A Single Girl

Play trailer Poster for A Single Girl Released Oct 30, 1995 1h 30m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young Parisian (Virginie Ledoyen) must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend (Benoît Magimel).

Critics Reviews

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Variety Staff Variety A Single Girl delivers 80 unbroken and ultimately irritating minutes in the life of a pretty hotel waitress (Virginie Ledoyen). Feb 7, 2012 Full Review 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 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Benoit Jacquot's small, dazzling film A Single Girl is so buoyant, sharp-eyed and casually sexy it comes closer than any recent movie to capturing the essence of youth itself. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A fascinating revival of the French New Wave for a very 1990's slice-of-life film. Rated: B+ Apr 15, 2012 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews 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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member I really liked this movie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member ..ledoyen es lo maximo... con mucha estetica y con demasiada veracidad Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Parisian (Virginie Ledoyen) must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend (Benoît Magimel).
Director
Benoît Jacquot
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne, Brigitte Faure
Screenwriter
Jérôme Beaujour, Benoît Jacquot
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
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