Another movie with a girl's "coming of age" theme (did I mention that the girl writes a diary with entries of a so pretended poetry?) This "genre" (Which runs from Bertolucci's "Stolen Beauty" to the extreme of "Melissa P") is almost a cliché in itself: A girl is turning into a woman, gets into the wild world (a high school, for example), attraction for a boy whom is not what she expected at the end, someone tries (or does) abuse her, and finally she gets the love of the shy boy.
Salomé Blechmans (writer and actress) plays by note the model of the genre, so there's nothing new. But there's some fresh acting and context. Bebé, the character, is a little dark princess that thinks she's a singular and very special person, which is the most common characteristic of the teenagers. The scenes at the high school are quite enjoyable thanks to the supporting actors (Anaïs Tobelem enlightens the scenes with her presence) and a believable performance by Maxime Kerzanet.
The problems begins when the audience wants to understands Bebé: There's not a hint why she changes her mind about Simo or "R" (another common innuendo about naming a mysterious character). Bebe goes random for life, it seems, and Madamoiselle Blechmans is quite condescendant with her character when it comes about sex: Just dodge the theme (which may seem very important at that age): She saves so easily of the rape and is quite displiscent about her first time.
If you are in a light mood you'll enjoy this fair movie. The picture of youth is more idealistic than real, but this flick was made with good taste. Maybe that age is like this movie: With a personality not quite defined yet, but worth the time.
Salomé Blechmans (writer and actress) plays by note the model of the genre, so there's nothing new. But there's some fresh acting and context. Bebé, the character, is a little dark princess that thinks she's a singular and very special person, which is the most common characteristic of the teenagers. The scenes at the high school are quite enjoyable thanks to the supporting actors (Anaïs Tobelem enlightens the scenes with her presence) and a believable performance by Maxime Kerzanet.
The problems begins when the audience wants to understands Bebé: There's not a hint why she changes her mind about Simo or "R" (another common innuendo about naming a mysterious character). Bebe goes random for life, it seems, and Madamoiselle Blechmans is quite condescendant with her character when it comes about sex: Just dodge the theme (which may seem very important at that age): She saves so easily of the rape and is quite displiscent about her first time.
If you are in a light mood you'll enjoy this fair movie. The picture of youth is more idealistic than real, but this flick was made with good taste. Maybe that age is like this movie: With a personality not quite defined yet, but worth the time.
