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The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane

1976, Movie, PG, 91 mins

The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane: Review

LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE, THE
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This Canadian-made film, a star vehicle for the then 13-year-old Jodie Foster, is a disturbing, wonderfully acted, well-scripted, and suspenseful study of a murderous 13-year-old girl, Rynn (Foster). Living alone in her father's home, Rynn makes up stories that her father is away when in fact he is dead. She handles the bills, the upkeep, and her own survival, admirably putting into practice what her father taught her. When a snooping neighbor makes a nuisance of herself, Rynn knocks her down the stairs. Matter-of-factly, Rynn lets the cellar door close and gets back to her work. Soon the creepy Frank (Martin Sheen) is making a pest of himself, wanting both answers to his suspicions and Rynn's barely pubescent body. Meanwhile, Rynn becomes genuinely attracted to Mario (Scott Jacoby), a youngster her own age. Frank, knowing that something is odd about Rynn's situation, presses her for answers about her father, his insistence threatening to ruin the private, self-sustaining, child-as-adult world she has created with Mario. This leads to a fatal game of cat-and-mouse between Rynn and Frank. Tautly directed by Nicolas Gessner, the film is a showcase for the young Foster and she does not disappoint, turning in a slyly nuanced performance that is downright creepy and at the same time oddly innocent. leave a comment
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