Young & Beautiful

Young & Beautiful (French: Jeune & Jolie) is a 2013 the french language four-season dilemma picture connected with people sex guided by means of François Ozon in addition to that is generated by Eric in addition to Nicolas Altmayer. This picture personalities Maritime Vacth to be a wantonly photogenic unfettered gal from the foremost purpose connected with Isabelle, some sort of teenager prostitute, in addition to attributes encouraging tasks by means of Charlotte Rampling, Johan Leysen, Géraldine Pailhas, in addition to Frédéric Pierrot. This picture seemed to be nominated with the Palme d'Or for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and received praise from the film critics. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

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.

Initial release: August 21, 2013 (Belgium)
Director: François Ozon
Screenplay: François Ozon
Music composed by: Philippe Rombi
Producers: Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer

Isabelle is usually with summer months holiday break having the woman spouse and children from the southern region connected with People from France. This picture clears that has a world connected with voyeurism as soon as Isabelle's more radiant pal, Victor works by using binoculars at a cliff to see his or her sis tanning nude using a beachfront. Your lover subsequently establishes to obtain sexual intended for once that has a A language like German youngster branded Felix, even so the practical knowledge actually leaves the woman wintry.

By autumn she is exploring her sexuality further by working as a prostitute at high-class hotels under the name Lea. Isabelle sets up a website and uses a dedicated phone to arrange encounters with clients. Among Isabelle's clients is a 63-year-old man named Georges (Johan Leysen). During her final tryst with Georges, Isabelle is satisfying him in the cowgirl position when he dies of a heart attack. Isabelle vainly tries to save him by administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR, and then she trips, injuring her forehead. She then leaves the room and quits prostitution. When police detectives investigate her client's death, they track down Isabelle and reveal her secret life to her mother, Sylvie, by informing her that her daughter is leading a double life as Lea and Isabelle. After learning that her daughter is a prostitute, Sylvie flies into a rage and repeatedly slaps Isabelle as she lies on a sofa. Sylvia then drags Isabelle to see a doctor (Serge Hefez).

Soon after Isabelle quits prostitution your lover profits to help located a usual teenager lifetime. Your lover goes toward an event where by your lover talks to some sort of youngster branded Alex, exactly who your lover gradually will begin internet dating. Whenever they start out having sex, the girl with just as before eventually left wintry during which your lover stops the marriage. The woman sexual interest sales opportunities the woman on prostitution. Georges' widow Alice (Charlotte Rampling) obtains Isabelle's cell phone number by the woman loved one husband's target ebook, in addition to finds of which Isabelle seemed to be having them as soon as he / she past away. Your lover postures to be a purchaser in addition to arranges to meet up with having Isabelle from the living room on the inn. Whenever they get together, Alice conveys to Isabelle of which the girl with Georges' widow. My wife an exceptionally satisfying temperament since they look at them in addition to get back to Bedroom 6095, where by he / she in addition to Isabelle received the relationships. Alice states that of which succumbing though doing the deed is usually a wonderful demise in addition to questions Isabelle to help lie down adjacent to the woman within the cargo area, in addition to will start to help caress Isabelle's experience. This picture stops having Isabelle awakening to uncover of which Alice possesses eventually left.

Marine Vacth as Isabelle

Charlotte Rampling as Alice, Georges' widow

Johan Leysen as Georges Ferriere, Isabelle's elderly client

Frédéric Pierrot as Patrick, Isabelle's stepfather

Géraldine Pailhas as Sylvie, Isabelle's mother

Nathalie Richard as Véro

Akéla Sari as Mouna

Lucas Prisor as Felix, a German tourist

Fantin Ravat as Victor, Isabelle's brother

Laurent Delbecque as Alex

Carole Franck as The Cop

Upon its premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Young & Beautiful received critical acclaim. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter praised Vacth's leading role and predicted that the film would "land her major exposure on the casting radar". While drawing comparisons to Ozon's 2012 film In the House Rooney wrote, "Unlike that playful Hitchcock quasi-thriller, Young & Beautiful is both more carnal and more sober, suggesting the danger and fragility inherent in the central character’s experimentation while keeping the dramatic intensity subdued."Leslie Felperin of Variety noted that the film was "a nuanced, emotionally temperate study of a precocious youth" and added that "its elegant execution will win warm regard subject matter should lure audiences at art houses worldwide."

Derek Malcolm connected with Liverpool Morning Typical had written of which Ozon seemed to be effective with "directing this sleek in addition to eye-catching Vacth as a result of several sexual clips, and as well featuring the fact that gal doesn’t definitely really know what the girl with accomplishing no matter if rather encountered from the skill connected with seduction. inch Though currently being appreciative on the picture in its entirety, Andrew d Bradshaw on the Guard famous which the picture seemed to be some sort of "luxurious imagination of any fresh girl's blooming: an exceptionally The french language and also men's imagination, such as pilot instance on the the planet's classiest water and soap internet explorer.