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Lovely Rita

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Feeling confined by her well-mannered suburban environment, the pubescent Rita gradually attempts to test and break the expectations made of her. As she skips class to pursue her infatuation for a local bus driver as well as her own desires, her disapproving parents and classmates begin to question the motivation behind her provocations. However, Rita's adolescent rebellions occlude a more sinister intention.
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Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter 01/22/2002
Treads a lot of familiar ground but manages to keep things interesting thanks to a cheerfully subversive sense of humor. Go to Full Review Danny Graydon BBC.com 01/22/2002
3/5
A well-judged and sensitive portrayal of a pressured, superficial upbringing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/20/2017 I saw this film in a tiny arthouse cinema in 2003 and I left with the feeling of seeing something truly explosive and daring. The story is about a schoolgirl called Rita who is clearly suffering from some unmentioned mental instability. She has little or no emotional interactivity with anyone by choice, but seems to be searching for some sort of acceptance. However in her young mind she starts to get it all wrong by confusing love with sex and her sociapathic tendencies finally erupt into a shocking and brutal ending. See more 11/30/2010 While the themes invite comparison with Catherine Breillat's films, 'Lovely Rita' is too low-key and hushed. Ineffectually so, rather than subtly powerful. The framing and compositions are also off. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Jessica Hausner

Director

Barbara Osika

Rita

Christoph Bauer

Fexi

Peter Fiala

Bus driver

Wolfgang Kostal

Rita's father

Karina Brandlmayer

Rita's mother
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Synopsis Feeling confined by her well-mannered suburban environment, the pubescent Rita gradually attempts to test and break the expectations made of her. As she skips class to pursue her infatuation for a local bus driver as well as her own desires, her disapproving parents and classmates begin to question the motivation behind her provocations. However, Rita's adolescent rebellions occlude a more sinister intention.
Director
Jessica Hausner
Producer
Antonin Svoboda, Philippe Bober, Heinz Stussak
Screenwriter
Jessica Hausner
Distributor
Film Movement
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2024
Runtime
1h 19m