The Girl from Nowhere
Original title: La fille de nulle part
2012 · 1 h 31 min
Cast
Virginie Legeay Claude Morel 
Lise Bellynck Sébastien Bailly Anne Berry Emmanuel Noblet
Credits
Written by: 
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Cinematography: David Chambille
Editing: 
María Luisa García
Produced by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Plot
Michel, a retired math teacher, finds a young woman on the street and takes her in, and strange things follow.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jean-Claude Brisseau's French film, La Fille de nulle part, with Virginie Legeay, is a spare, strange ghost story, winner at Locarno.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (1,364 votes)
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