A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972): Cast & Plot
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me is a 1972 crime comedy directed by François Truffaut, starring André Dussollier as Stanislas Prévine, Bernadette Lafont and Martine Ferrière. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Columbia Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Gorgeous Girl Like Me About?
The premise of A Gorgeous Girl Like Me without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A sociologist studying female offenders chooses a striking inmate as his research subject. While interviewing her behind bars, he becomes fascinated by her complex history and the ways she rationalizes her crimes. His curiosity deepens, blurring the line between professional duty and personal attraction, and he struggles to keep her seductive influence at bay.
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- jail
- france
- abusive father
- criminal
- cell mate cell mate relationship
- sexual frustration
- adultery
- female psychopath
- abusive wife
- jealousy
- female murderer
- topless woman
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- female nudity
- daughter murders father
- overalls
- suspicious death
- marriage by trickery
- dictation
- stenography
- stenographer
- pest control
- pest exterminator
- attempted murder of husband
- seduction
- temptress
- catholic guilt
- title appears in song
- character appears on tv
- singing out of tune
- women's prison
- male wears underwear
- punched in the face
- serial murder
- literature on screen
- american literature on screen
- crime literature on screen
- american crime literature on screen
- employer employee romance
- cancan
- loss of virginity
- studying
- wife hits her husband
- wife murders her husband
- thesis
- prison
- sociologist
- interview
- incarceration
- wannabe singer
- wannabe
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Cast & Characters
André Dussollier leads the cast as Stanislas Prévine, with Bernadette Lafont as Camille Bliss and Martine Ferrière as La secrétaire de la prison. Directed by François Truffaut; 15 actors are credited in all.
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Director François Truffaut
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André Dussollier as Stanislas Prévine -
Bernadette Lafont as Camille Bliss - Martine Ferrière as La secrétaire de la prison
- Gaston Ouvrard as Le vieux gardien de prison
Also Starring in A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
· 11 more- Charles Denner Arthur
- Jérôme Zucca L'enfant cinéaste amateur
- Guy Marchand Sam Golden
- Danièle Girard Florence Golden
- Claude Brasseur Maître Murene
- Philippe Léotard Clovis
- Michel Delahaye Marchal
- Gilberte Géniat Isobel
- Anne Kreis Hélène
- Marcel Berbert Le libraire (uncredited)
- Jacob Weizbluth Alphonse, le muet
More from François Truffaut
More films directed by François Truffaut: Confidentially Yours, The Woman Next Door, Love on the Run and Mississippi Mermaid.
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Plot Summary
What happens in A Gorgeous Girl Like Me from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Stanislas Prévine, a young sociologist working on a thesis about criminal women, enters a deliberately quiet room of a prison to interview Camille Bliss. In that stark setting, Camille recounts a life shaped by love, longing, and consequences, offering a personal lens on the charges she faces for murdering her lover Arthur and her father. Her story unfolds as a careful balance of vulnerability and ambition, and as she speaks, Stanislas Prévine, André Dussollier, becomes oddly entangled in the details she reveals.
Full summary
The whole story of A Gorgeous Girl Like Me, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know A Gorgeous Girl Like Me?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Such A Gorgeous Kid Like Me” and “Uma Jovem Tão Bela Como Eu”.
- Also known as
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- Such A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
- Uma Jovem Tão Bela Como Eu
- A Gorgeous Bird Like Me
- 나처럼 예쁜 여자
- A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
- Ein schönes Mädchen wie ich
- Mica scema la ragazza!
- Egy olyan szép lány, mint én
- Una chica tan decente como yo
- 美女如我
- נערה מדהימה כמוני
- Хубавица като мен
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- En skön tjej som mig
- Такая красотка как я
- Hezká holka jako já
- Isin tyttö
- Taka ładna dziewczyna
- Uma Bela Rapariga
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Girls in Prison, Girls in Prison and Be Beautiful and Shut Up.
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of A Gorgeous Girl Like Me, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Gorgeous Girl Like Me?
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was A Gorgeous Girl Like Me released?
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me was released on September 13, 1972.
Who directed A Gorgeous Girl Like Me?
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me was directed by François Truffaut.
More films by François Truffaut Who is in the cast of A Gorgeous Girl Like Me?
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me stars André Dussollier as Stanislas Prévine, Bernadette Lafont as Camille Bliss and Martine Ferrière as La secrétaire de la prison, among 15 credited actors.
Does A Gorgeous Girl Like Me have a post-credit scene?
No. A Gorgeous Girl Like Me has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Gorgeous Girl Like Me in?
The original language of A Gorgeous Girl Like Me is French.
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