Jeune et Jolie

Young & Beautiful
Director
François Ozon
Country
France
Year
2013
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Scriptwriters
François Ozon
Cast
Marine Vacth, Charlotte Rampling, Frédéric Pierrot, Géraldine Pailhas, Nathalie Richard, Lucas Prisor
Production
Mandarin Cinema, France 3 Cinéma

Storyline

The portrait of a 17 years-old girl, in 4 seasons and 4 songs.

Isabelle is on summer holidays with her family in the in the south of France. She decides to lose her virginity to a German boy called Felix, but the experience leaves her cold. By autumn she is exploring her sexuality further by working as a prostitute under the name Lea and meeting an older man called George, and various other clients. During one encounter with George he dies from a heart attack, Isabelle leaves the scene, and quits prostitution. The police eventually track her down and reveal her secret life to her mother.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2013
Official Selection Competition
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013
Horizons
Toronto International Film Festival 2013
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2013
Pearls Section
BFI London Film Festival 2013
Dare Section

San Sebastian International Film Festival Awards 2013
TVE OTRA MIRADA AWARD
César 2014
Nominated

Releases

Spain (7 of March 2014)
France (3 of July 2013)

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2013
Call number 07/2012

BELGIUM: CINEART (73.000,00) / SWITZERLAND: FILMCOOPI ZURICH (52.000,00) / DENMARK: SCANBOX ENTERTAINMENT (7.435,00) / SPAIN: GOLEM DISTRIBUCION (40.000,0) / FINLAND: OY CINEMA MONDO ( 1.721,00) / NETHERLANDS: CINEART NEDERLAND (25.000,00) / ROMANIA: INDEPENDENTA FILM ‘97 (4.000,00) / SLOVAKIA: CONTINENTAL FILM (1.200,00) / SWEDEN: TRIART FILM (10.000,00)

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2013
Call number 21/2012
Media support 528.700,00€

Selective scheme - Call 21/2012 - Deadline 01/07/2013
AUSTRIA (FILMLADEN FILMVERLEIH GMBH) / BELGIUM (CINEART SA) / BULGARIA (PRO FILMS OOD) / SWITZERLAND (FILMCOOPI ZURICH AG) / CZECH REPUBLIC (35 MM SRO) / DENMARK (SCANBOX ENTERTAINMENT AS) / GERMANY (MK MEDIEN DREI GmbH) / ESTONIA (OÜ MUST KÄSI 2) / SPAIN (GOLEM DISTRIBUCION SL) / FINLAND (OY CINEMA MONDO LTD) / GREECE (FEELGOOD ENTERTAINMENT) / CROATIA (PA-DORA D.O.O.) / HUNGARY (ADS SERVICE KERESKEDELMI) / ICELAND (HEIMILI KVIKMYNDANNA SES) / ITALY ( BIM DISTRIBUZIONE SRL) / NETHERLANDS (CINEART NEDERLAND BV) / NORWAY (SCANBOX ENTERTAINMENT NORWAY AS) / POLAND (KINO SWIAT SP. Z O.O9, PORTUGAL (ZON LUSOMUNDO AUDIOVISUAIS SA) / ROMANIA (INDEPENDENTA FILM ‘97 SRL) / SLOVENIA (FIVIA) / SLOVAKIA (CONTINENTAL FILM, SRO) / SWEDEN (TRIART FILM AB)

Distribution:

Mars Distribution (France)