36 Fillette: Delphine Zentout, Etienne Chicot, Olivier Parni�re, Jean-Pierre L�aud, Berta Dom�nguez D., Jean-Fran�ois St�venin, Diane Bellego, Adrienne Bonnet, St�phane Moquet, C�cile Henry, Michel Scotto di Carlo, Anny Chasson, Laurent Dailland, Catherine Breillat, Yann Dedet, Emmanuel Schlumberger, Pierre Sayag, Val�rie Seydoux, Roger Salloch: Amazon.ca: Video

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While on vacation with her family, fourteen year old Lili vows to lose her virginity. She attracts the attention of a good looking, middle-aged playboy and with the skill of an adult and the naivete of a child, she seduces him. Her involvement with this older man and a chance encounter with a musician further her journey toward sexual awakening.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Curiously unsatisfying, but not bad..., Mar 26 2003

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William M. Feagin "music dealer/geek" (Upstate New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 36 Fillette (DVD)

I first saw this film in an arthouse cinema when it was released, and I remember feeling that the film seemed a bit unsatisfying. I was rather hoping that Lili would actually make love to her much-older beau, but they seemed to be limited to hand jobs and oral sex (the first time she finally appears nude, late in the film, this is all they do; she hides under the bedsheets while he disappears with some other woman, and she is left, naked and crying, in the bed).

Yet this is a decent film, and not the unbridled kiddie porn that so many reviewers here might have had it be (although I'm really thinking of "The Lover," I believe Delphine Zentout had to be at least 18 at the time the film was shot). What I find fascinating about these films is the fact that I know women whose sexual development is much like those of the female leads in these films. Lili even reminds me, now, of my fiancee in both physical and sexual aspect and, to some degree, psychological aspect. She (Lili) is a troubled girl with a deep and rarely satisfied desire to break free of her family, and her sexual pursuits provide her what little relief she can find, even on holiday.

Definitely worth a look.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good film, terrible transfer, Sep 2 2002

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Randy Buck (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 36 Fillette (DVD)

Fox Lorber seems determined to make viewing their DVD transfers hard work. Their murky, dim DVDs are particularly frustrating, since many of their titles are truly wonderful foreign films. This picture, 36 FILLETTE, is touted as a "French LOLITA," but in many ways, is more reminiscent of [movie title] The young heroine has a grating perverse streak (only blind-and-deaf lust can explain why her older suitor doesn't bind and gag her mid-tirade), but she's nonetheless touching and real; all her anger and venom seem mere cover for a palpable sense of longing. Director Briellat, as usual, rushes into areas of female sexuality where angels fear to tread, here with moving results. The heroine's sly smile in the film's final frame's earned, and you're glad for her. Persevere through this lousy transfer; the picture's worth it.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fox Lorber strikes (out) again!, Feb 3 2002

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Tony Aguila "The Janeite geek" (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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As a fan of Catherine Breillat I had to have this DVD added to my collection. My rating is based solely on the merit of the film, not the DVD. It's obvious from the framing that the original material was in 1.66:1 aspect ratio and even the trailer was correctly framed. Why Fox Lorber decided to cut the sides off by framing it in 4:3 really baffles me because there would have been minimal black bars top and bottom if they had stayed with the original aspect ratio.

And I wish Amazon would research their offerings more closely because even they claim that this DVD is in widescreen letterbox format. Thank goodness they didn't advertise this as anamorphic!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Awful DVD
The film may be worth seeing, but this DVD is of the LOWEST imaginable quality and I strongly recommend you avoid buying it. Read more

Published on Jan 30 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars No fillette here
A sad, rather disgusting story of a mixed-up girl played by an (apparently) older woman.

Published on Jan 6 2001