Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

MPAA Rating: PG

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Genre: Thriller/Drama/Horror

Cast & Crew:
Jodie Foster,
Martin Sheen,
Alexis Smith,
Scott Jacoby,
Mort Shuman
directed by Nicolas Gessner


Synopsis:

In the house down the lane, a very strange 13-year-old girl resides. Alone. She won't let anyone down into the basement, which might be connected to the fact that no one has seen her father lately. Then there's the neighborhood child molester, who won't give the girl any peace.


Reviewer:

New to a seaside village, a young girl and her poet father seem to live an isolated existence, until curious neighbors get nosy and always seem to find the fiercely independent girl on her own... Unwisely advertised as a horror movie, "Little Girl" is instead an amazing psychological thriller, rich with atmosphere and featuring a lead performance by Jodie Foster that is deft and incredibly assured. The sequence where Foster, troubled by the sickness of a friend, eats alone at a hamburger counter (actually, she hasn't touched her food), then wanders down the street studded with marquee lights has to be one of the most beautiful Foster moments put on film. Well-directed and written, the film is very cognizant of the way adults condescend to or ignore children, and allows leading character Rynn to use her intelligence as a tool--and maybe a weapon as well. Those looking for slasher-type jolts may be disappointed with the film, it's more subtle than something like "Halloween", creating suspense out of tension and mood. Foster was at a personal peak at this time in the movies, having just completed "Taxi Driver" and "Bugsy Malone". This isn't the harrowing character study of "Taxi Driver", but it is a remarkable portrait of a terribly uncommon child dealing with very grown-up issues.

What a Terrific Off-Beat Thriller!


Codec: Xvid
Size: 693MB
Runtime: 01:32:20
Resolution: 624x336
Bitrate: 963 kb/s
FPS: 23.976
Audio: English. No subs.
78 kb/s, monophonic VBR


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Codec: Xvid
Size: 693MB
Runtime: 01:32:20
Resolution: 624x336
Bitrate: 963 kb/s
FPS: 23.976
Audio: English. No subs.
78 kb/s, monophonic VBR