''A Single Girl'' (french: La Fille seule) is a 1995 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Benoît Jacquot. It follows a day in the life of a young

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

ian woman named Valérie (

Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Fernández (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (), is a French actress who has appeared in French, British and American films. Life and career Ledoyen was born in Aubervilliers, the daughter of Olga, a res ...

) who begins a new job at a four-star hotel the same day she reveals to her boyfriend (

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Ac ...

) that she is pregnant. The 90-minute film is shot in real time, with a very mobile camera style, recalling the French New Wave. This was the breakthrough role for the 19-year-old Ledoyen (who later became known in the United States for the 2000 film '' The Beach''), and earned her a César Award nomination.

Cast

Production

The film contains a non-simulated sex scene performed by Catherine Guittoneau and Hervé Gamelin.

, who in the scene enters the room where the two are, said that director Benoît Jacquot had not warned her what was behind the door (she knew she was going to find a couple making love, but she did not think they would do it for real).

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* * 1995 films 1995 drama films 1990s French-language films 1990s pregnancy films Films directed by Benoît Jacquot Films set in hotels Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris French drama films French pregnancy films 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub