Young & Beautiful

2014
6.7| 1h35m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 25 April 2014 Released
Producted By: France 2 Cinéma
Country: France
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://mandarin-production.com/en/film/young-beautiful/
Synopsis

Isabelle, 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.

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Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
doriiiii I rated this film 5 out of 10 because of its lazy script and lack of character development. We have a 17-year-old college student Isabelle who decides to become an escort for some vague reason, then quits when her elderly regular dies under her, eventually starts dating her peer, and by the end of the film is drawn back to the escort trade again. The main character is aloof and emotionally detached, she never says or reveals anything more than a bare minimum. I could come up with a handful of reasons why she chose this path, what attracts her to it, what she thinks and feels, but I'm reluctant to connect the dots and fill in the blanks, it's not my job to invent a story or explore the subject, it's the scriptwriter's one, and I've seen very little character exploration, fresh perspective or food for thought in the film. If anything, this film is hateful. Women here are bitter and insecure, men are unpleasant, indifferent and unfaithful, and even nonchalant main character shows pettiness when she can't resist seducing her stepfather who remains unperturbed by her charms and scandalous choice. It's a beautifully shot film with a solid cast and a charming lead, but it's as uninterested as its protagonist, and it never makes for a good story, even when it's a controversial story about an underage prostitution.
rowmorg Marine first has sex when she turns 17, with a German boy on the beach during her holidays in the south of France. She has no feelings about him. In the autumn she is dressed up in her mother's stolen grey shirt, blue skirt and high heels, heading towards a big downtown hotel to see Georges, a man probably five times her age, at least. He pays her good money just to caress and stare at the beautiful girl. She does other clients who f++k her hard, we see her at it, but she remains unmoved. In the winter, her mother finds out from the police who investigated the sudden death of Georges, under Marine, while f++king her. Her mother finds all her money, the servant finds out, her young brother finds out, her stepfather finds out. She remains unmoved and only tells a trusting psychiatrist what occurred between Georges and her. In the spring, she hooks up with a boy from school, a "normal" affair at last, but when he starts staying over and having breakfast with the family, she announces that it is over between them. She picks up a phone chip and puts it in her phone. She allows a small smile as dozens of messages from clients rack up. She is not dressed up this time: she returns to Georges' hotel. Georges' aged wife turns up and takes her up to room 6093. They rest there together and Marine thanks her for bringing her to the room, for closure. When she wakes up Charlotte Rampling is gone and the movie ends. Lots of nudity of the pretty young lead actress. Watchable, but meaningless.
olastensson13 The 17-year-old Isabelle goes from virginity to prostitution very fast. It's hard to explain why, because this film doesn't give any clues. If you try to read the movie in the anglo-saxon way, you can't understand its language. Not the French, the pictures.Being used to another kind of narrating, you could almost find this heartless. No reactions, no disgust, indifference, which also make you lose interest in some way.The only kind of somewhat foreseeable actions come from the environment, but that fight is quite uneven and fades away. So what is there to say?
Niklas Pivic This film is quite beautiful in more than one way. It weirdly reminds me of what Marilyn Manson said when interviewed in "Bowling For Columbine", when Michael Moore asked him what he'd say to the kids at Columbine or the people in that community: "I wouldn't say a single word to them. I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did."Isabelle is the lead character in this film and as such, she leads. But not as much by talking constantly or doing a lot of extravagant stuff, as in most Hollywood-esque films; of course, Ozon's films aren't really Hollywood, thank Bog.She does as she pleases, and we're left to ponder her inner life, which is not spelled out to us. Her family life is interesting, especially where her mother and brother are concerned. Speaking of which, most of her relations with other people are interesting and her "reactions" to them left me interested a little longer.The scene where the bridge-with-the-locks is, to me, the least interesting and left a schmaltzy and redundant impression, yet all in all, the film works. Not one of Ozon's best, but definitely not one of his worst, and compared with other directors' works, this is a vital shot in the arm.