A Girl’s Story (FCP 2026)
一個女孩的回憶 (FCP 2026)
- Released
- 10 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Original title
- Mémoire de fille
- Language
- fr
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 117 minutes.
What it is about
Annie Ernaux is invited to sign her latest book in the city of her childhood, Rouen. As she travels there, she is overcome with vertigo and is plunged back into her first night with a man. A night whose shockwave spread violently through her body and across the rest of her life...
What to expect
Judith Godrèche adapts Annie Ernaux’s memoir into a drama that stays close to the texture of memory itself. The movie cuts between the present-day writer—played by Valérie Dréville—and her younger self (Tess Barthélemy) during the summer of 1958, when a single night with a man left a mark she is still trying to name. The storytelling is elliptical and unsentimental; Godrèche holds the camera on faces and bodies rather than explaining the past. At 117 minutes, it asks for patience, and the French dialogue with English subtitles keeps you inside Ernaux’s language. The movie opens in Hong Kong on 10 October 2026 as part of the French Cinepanorama, so it will play a limited run at smaller independent venues rather than multiplex chains. No certificate has been published, but the subject matter points to a mature audience.
Cast
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Tess Barthélemy
Annie -
Valérie Dréville
Annie -
Victor Bonnel
H -
Ariane Labed
Annie's Mother -
Maïwène Barthèlemy
Claudine -
Anja Verderosa
Catherine -
Louise Labèque
Jeannie -
Manon Valentin
Monique - Esther Archambault Marie-Thérèse
- Mamadou Sidibé Pierre
- Thibault Bonenfant Jean-Marie
- Lancelot Courcieras Jacques
- François-Xavier Raffier Guy
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Léa Léviant
Odette -
Guslagie Malanda
Rose
Crew
- Director Judith Godrèche
- Screenplay Judith Godrèche
- Original Music Composer FAUX AMIS
- Director of Photography Joachim Philippe
- Editor Guillaume Lauras
- Producer Carole Lambert
- Producer Marc Missonnier
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 117 minutes.
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- French dialogue with English subtitles.
- Is it suitable for children?
- No certificate has been announced, but the story centres on a formative sexual experience, so it is intended for older teens and adults.
- Will it play in IMAX or other premium formats?
- No premium formats are listed. As a festival drama, it is expected to screen in standard format at independent cinemas.
