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Spielen wir Liebe
aka Maladolescenza
Movie Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0) (Eva)
1.5 / 5
(1.5) (Lara)
Screen Time:  large (Eva)
large (Lara)
Actresses: 
Eva Ionesco
12 years old
Lara Wendel
12 years old
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Highly controversial due to showing plenty of early teenager nudity, this unsettling coming of age story is regarded as a masterpiece by some, and exploitative junk by others. The first day of their summer holiday, Laura (Lara) and Fabrizio meet at the edge of a forest, as they have done in years past, to spend the summer together in the woods. Fabrizio has however changed, and seems now only interested in abusing Laura psychologically, to the extent of tying her to the ground and releasing a snake on her. Laura, unbelievably, stays with Fabrizio despite everything, apparently too attracted to him.
This is the only major plot element until Fabrizio meets another early teenage girl Silvia (Eva), who, unlike soft Laura, is every bit as evil and dominating as Fabrizio. Silvia is a willing sex partner for Fabrizio, and Laura is relegated to subserviency and object of malice. They even force Laura to watch while having sex, another way of asserting the pecking order. Plenty of skin is shown, including breasts, pubic hair and more. Closeups are excluded from our screenshots and video clip.
The actresses perform decently, but due to their age are almost completely out of scope for this site, and so are given low scores. Regardless, Eva impresses with her uniquely cold, evil and erotic look. Eva is also famous for having been a model in her mother's erotic photographs from the age of five, and for having appeared in Italian Playboy at the age of 11.
The direction has plenty of elementary flaws. There are very confusing temporal jumps, and in many scenes characters are not in the least credible. The ending completely fails to have any emotional impact or to bring a feeling of closure, violating the simplest rules of drama. Nonetheless, if early teenager sexuality and cruelty are taboos for you, the movie does have impact. That is its largest merit by far.
Eva Ionesco
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12 years old
Lara Wendel
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12 years old
Paranoid
Movie Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Screen Time:  small
Actress: 
Mischa Barton [bio]
12 years old
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Directed by John Duigan (Lawn Dogs), actors including Mischa and Jessica Alba – yet this movie is a failure. A beautiful model (Alba) discovers she's been drugged and raped, and is not allowed to leave the house. An underachivement in every way, except Mischa's role as a mute, mildly retarded girl is worth checking out for her fans.
Mischa Barton
12 years old
That Night
Movie Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Screen Time:  large
Actress: 
Eliza Dushku
11 years old
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That Night is not a good movie. The main attraction to me was Eliza, whom I had come to know through Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There is no striking similarity between the younger and older Elizas, which was something of a disappointment to me. In this movie, Eliza plays Alice Bloom, a girl with little in way of friends and lacking love from parents. Alice greatly admires a beautiful older girl Sheryl O'Connor (Juliette Lewis) living across the street, and, cutely for a young girl, becomes something of a stalker. The two befriend, and Eliza starts tagging along with Sheryl and her boyfriend Rick. Sheryl's parents disapprove of Rick, and make an attempt to prevent Sheryl from seeing him anymore, ergo a recipe for the mild climax of the movie.
The events as well as the characters failed to spark my interest, and I would have stopped watching altogether had not Eliza, who made her debut in this movie, had a fairly large role.
Eliza Dushku
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11 years old
Andre
Movie Score: 
1.9 / 5
(1.9)
Actress Score: 
3.0 / 5
(3.0)
Screen Time:  medium
Actress: 
Tina Majorino
9 years old
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An family movie with a seal named Andre in the main role. Very much a kids' movie, with little to offer for older viewers. Tina stands out as the one with skill and charm.
Tina Majorino
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9 years old
Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu
aka Hayflower and Quiltshoe
Movie Score: 
1.8 / 5
(1.8)
Actress Score: 
2.9 / 5
(2.9) (Katriina)
2.7 / 5
(2.7) (Tilda)
Screen Time:  large (Katriina)
large (Tilda)
Actresses: 
Katriina Tavi
10 years old
Tilda Kiianlehto
7 years old
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A silly Finnish children's movie of a family whose well meaning, nice mother is just not fit for the job of mother. Acting of especially the children is poor, but they have a number of cute and beautiful moments.
Katriina Tavi
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10 years old
Tilda Kiianlehto
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7 years old
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
Movie Score: 
1.8 / 5
(1.8)
Actress Score: 
2.4 / 5
(2.4) (Abigail)
2.2 / 5
(2.2) (Makenzie)
1.4 / 5
(1.4) (Talia)
Screen Time:  large (Abigail)
large (Makenzie)
very small (Talia)
Actresses: 
Abigail Breslin
8 years old
Makenzie Vega
9 years old
Talia Ranger
8 years old
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A children's movie full of absurdly unrealistic details. The plot revolves around two adopted children trying to keep a dog they found without their parents noticing. Abigail is charmingly cute, even more so than usually, and Makenzie isn't bad either. Both girls have a lot of screen time. Talia is seen for only a few seconds; see the TV series Dead Like Me" for more of her. However, all the frames without the girls could be cut off, without losing anything much of value.
Abigail Breslin
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8 years old
Makenzie Vega
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9 years old
Talia Ranger
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8 years old
Daddy Day Care
Movie Score: 
1.8 / 5
(1.8)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Screen Time:  small
Actress: 
Elle Fanning [bio]
4 years old
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A comedy about two men who find themselves unemployed, and decide to start a day-care center, despite being completely unqualified. The outcome is plenty of chaos, little of which is likely to entertain teen or older audience. The plot is one big hole, but Eddie Murphy and all the below-the-waist humor may be enough for younger viewers. Elle is one of the kids in day-care, and has a handful of separate lines.
Elle Fanning
4 years old
Beethoven's 4th
Movie Score: 
1.5 / 5
(1.5)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0) (Kaleigh)
2.0 / 5
(2.0) (Michaela)
Screen Time:  small (Kaleigh)
small (Michaela)
Actresses: 
Kaleigh Krish
11 years old
Michaela Gallo
10 years old
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The fourth in a steadily worsening sequence of kids' movies, this one is strictly for fans of the series, and supposedly of big slobbery dogs. The two young actresses in the movie do a fine job within the severe limits of their predictable roles as the little girls fond of their dogs. The plot involves a look-alike of Beethoven in a rich house, and the two getting swapped.
Kaleigh Krish
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11 years old
Michaela Gallo
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10 years old
Pursued
Movie Score: 
1.0 / 5
(1.0)
Actress Score: 
2.0 / 5
(2.0)
Screen Time:  small
Actress: 
Conchita Campbell
9 years old
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An awful thriller lacking in all aspects except production values. Conchita's role is small but the few moments she has are adorable.
Conchita Campbell
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9 years old

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