The Beautiful Person (2008)

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In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.

• Released: 2008-09-17
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 237 votes

Directed by Christophe Honoré.

Top cast

• Léa Seydoux as Junie
• Louis Garrel as Nemours
• Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Otto
• Simon Truxillo as Henri
• Agathe Bonitzer as Marie
• Jean-Michel Portal as Estouteville
• Valérie Lang as Florence Perrin
• Jacob Lyon as Jacob
• Martin Siméon as Martin
• Chantal Neuwirth as Nicole

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