Just Jaeckin
Just Jaeckin (8 August 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a French film director, photographer, and sculptor.
Early life
Jaeckin was born in Vichy, Allier, French State
Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 19 ...
. The film is about four teenage friends who experience the trials and tribulations of maturing into women. The film was a French, West German and Canadian co-production, with funding from the French Society of International Co-productions, FFF - French Movies (Paris), The Caneuram Films (Montreal), TV13 Filmproduktion (Munich).
Cast
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Anne Parillaud
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Parillaud was born in Paris. While in ...
as Catherine Flavin
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Zoé Chauveau
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as Annie
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Charlotte Walior
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as Suzanne, Betty's sister
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Isabelle Mejias
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Étienne Chicot
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Production
''Girls'' was shot in
Montreal
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in Canada and in
Normandy
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and
Paris
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Eric Stewart
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of
10cc
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.
Release
''Girls'' was released in Paris on May 7, 1980 and June 27, 1980 in West Germany. The film was shown for 9 weeks in Paris. In Canada, the film premiered in Montreal on October 2, 1981. The film was distributed by Les Productions Karim in Montreal and released in both French and an English dub.