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Young & Beautiful

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Young & Beautiful

Released Apr 25, 2014

1h 35m

Drama

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Isabelle (Marine Vacth), a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year.

Critics Consensus

Ozon may not explore his themes as fully as he should, but Young & Beautiful poses enough intriguing questions -- and features a strong enough performance from Marine Vacth -- to compensate for its frustrations.

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Eliza Berman

Bitch Media

Figuring out Isabelle's character is a compelling mystery, but it would have been nice for Ozon to offer a few more clues.

Jan 21, 2021

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

It became clear, as the movie wore on, that Ozon isn't interested in explanations, psychological insights, lessons, judgments, diagnoses, or any of the other stuff that normally preoccupies storytellers.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 19, 2014

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

This is a different kind of coming-of-age story.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 12, 2014

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Scott Nye

Battleship Pretension

This is not a mystery or a thriller or a twist-filled mind-bender; it's a film about the mysteries, thrills, and twists of existing in relation to other people.

Mar 4, 2021

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

In many respects, Isabelle's sexual odyssey is less about the money she procures or some sub-Freudian power game, but more about the simple matter of discovering her agency.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 24, 2018

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

In any case, Young & Beautiful is more interesting once Isabelle's secret is out, when it's more about the way other people react to this prematurely jaded girl who seems to have stepped out of a Lorde song.

Feb 16, 2018

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Rosana B

Esse filme nos causa uma série de reflexões, lembra-me muito a autenticidade de Bruna Surfistinha, o olhas feminino sobre sexo, prazer, poder, independência... Vejo meninas, sexualmente ativas e estimuladas, desejando o "proibido", e se satisfazendo, não somente pelo dinheiro, incompreensível para a maioria de nós, mas imagino que um íntimo conturbado entre prazer consciente e a moral do culturalmente aceito, recatada e do lar… Um filme questionador...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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dave s

While spending the summer with her family in the south of France, 17-year-old Isabelle (Marine Vacht) loses her virginity to a short-term romantic interest. Jumping ahead a few months, it is revealed that Isabelle is now a high-priced call-girl working under the pseudonym Lea, all while maintaining her studies and keeping the secret from her family. Francois Ozon's Young and Beautiful is a surprisingly tender, if not unorthodox, coming-of-age tale, featuring a strong performance from Vacht and some excellent production values. If there is one complaint it would be the fact that Ozon seems to avoid any explanation concerning the psychology or motivation behind what would cause a young girl to swing so radically from losing her virginity to prostitution, leaving the audience to draw their own conclusions.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Aesthetically very pleasing, very sensual and poetically visualised movie, however the plot doesn't seem to go anywhere. It's very hard to understand the main character, but maybe the movie is about the inexplicable desire she has, maybe that's the point, the beauty and the poetry this story is trying to tell us about.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Joven y bonita [2014]

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01/30/23

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Audience Member

With this one Ozon was too in love with his own subject, although I might be biased.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

A shallow story full of harmless stereotypes and boring characters presented as otherwise superbly crafted film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

Isabelle (Marine Vacth), a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year.

Director: François Ozon
Producer: Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter: François Ozon
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: FOZ, Mandarin Films, Mars Films, France 2 Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.0K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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