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My Little Princess

My Little Princess

20116.51h 45m

Overview

Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her daughter to pose as a model, Violetta finds her life with her loving grandmother turned upside down.The resulting pictures quickly become a sensation for the trendy 70's Paris art scene, and Violetta finds herself caught in between her new stature as an art muse and her dull childhood.

Directed by Éva Ionesco
Written by Éva Ionesco, Philippe Le Guay, Marc Cholodenko
Produced by François Marquis
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Top Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Hanna Giurgiu

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Violetta Giurgiu

Georgetta Leahu

Georgetta Leahu

Mamie

Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

Ernst

Jethro Cave

Jethro Cave

Updike

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Antoine Dupuis, l'éditeur

Pascal Bongard

Pascal Bongard

Jean

Anne Benoît

Anne Benoît

Mme Chenus, l'assistante sociale

J

Johanna Degris-Agogue

Apolline

Déborah Révy

Déborah Révy

Nadia

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About My Little Princess

My Little Princess is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Éva Ionesco, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu. Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her daughter to pose as a model, Violetta finds her life with her loving grandmother turned upside down.The resulting pictures quickly become a sensation for the trendy 70's Paris art scene, and Violetta finds herself caught in between her new stature as an art muse and her dull childhood.

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