A Single Girl

A Single Girl
Directed by	Benoît Jacquot
Written by	Benoît Jacquot Jérôme Beaujour
Produced by	Brigitte Faure Philippe Carcassonne
Starring	Virginie Ledoyen Benoît Magimel
Cinematography	Caroline Champetier
Edited by	Pascale Chavance
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release date	29 May 1995
Country	France
Language	French

A Single Girl (French: La Fille seule) is a 1995 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot. It follows a day in the life of a young Parisian woman named Valérie (played by Virginie Ledoyen) who begins a new job at a four star hotel the same day she reveals to her boyfriend that she is pregnant. The 90 minute film is shot in real time, with a very mobile camera style, recalling the French New Wave.^[1]

This was the breakthrough role for the 19-year-old Ledoyen (who later became known in America for the 2000 film The Beach), and earned her a César Award nomination.

Cast[]

• Virginie Ledoyen as Valérie Sergent
• Benoît Magimel as Rémi
• Dominique Valadié as Valérie's mother
• Véra Briole as Sabine
• Virginie Emane as Fatiah
• Michel Bompoil as Jean-Marc
• Aladin Reibel as M. Sarre
• Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc as Patrice
• Guillemette Grobon as Mme Charles
• Toni Cecchinato as Italian man
• Giulia Urso as Italian woman
• Matéo Blanc as Fabien, the child
• Jean-Claude Frissung
• Hervé Gamelin as Jean
• Catherine Guittoneau as Jean's lover
• Thang-Long as Mr. Tranh

Production[]

The film contains a non-simulated sex scene performed by Catherine Guittoneau and an unknown actor. Virginie Ledoyen, who in the scene enters the room where the two are, said that director Benoît Jacquot hadn't warned her what was behind the door (she knew she was going to find a couple making love, but she didn't think they would do it for real).^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• A Single Girl at IMDb
• A Single Girl at AllMovie

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