The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

6.6
/ 10
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1h 31m
Running Time

December 25, 1976
Release Date

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

6.6
/ 10
5 User Ratings
1h 31m
Running Time

December 25, 1976
Release Date

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Plot.

Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. Whenever the prying landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she politely claims that he's in the city on business. But when the landlady's creepy and increasingly persistent son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with kindly neighbor boy Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

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Release Date
December 25, 1976

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 31m

Content Rating
PG

Filming Locations
Montreal, Canada

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based on novel or book
hamster
halloween
father
maine
teenage girl
corpse
police officer
seaside town
magician
cautionary
wistful
ambiguous
antagonistic
empathetic
pedophilia
murder
anti semitism
animal killing
bigotry
teenage romance
enabler

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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 cross-genre film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, and Scott Jacoby. It was a co-production of Canada and France and written by Laird Koenig, based on his 1974 novel of the same title.

The plot focuses on 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs (Foster), a child whose absent poet father and secretive behaviours prod the suspicions of her conservative small-town neighbours. The adaptation, originally intended as a play, was filmed in Quebec on a small budget. The production later became the subject of controversy over reports that Foster had conflicts with producers over the filming and inclusion of a nude scene, but a 21-year-old body double (Foster's sister) was used. After a screening at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, a court challenge was launched regarding distribution, and a general release followed in 1977.

Initially released to mixed reviews, with some critics finding the murder mystery plot weak but Jodie Foster's performance more meritorious, the film won two Saturn Awards, including Best Horror Film and Best Actress for Foster. It subsequently attained cult status, with later critics positively reviewing the screenplay. Writers and academics have interpreted it as a statement on children's rights and variously placed it in the thriller, horror, mystery or other genres.

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