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THE LITTLE GIRL WHO LIVES DOWN THE LANE

1976 • CA HMDB
December 25, 1976

Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. Whenever the prying landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she politely claims that he's in the city on business. But when the landlady's creepy and increasingly persistent son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with kindly neighbor boy Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

Directors

Nicolas Gessner

Cast

Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, Scott Jacoby, Dorothy Davis, Clesson Goodhue, Hubert Noël, Jacques Famery, Mary Morter
Dramma Thriller Mistero

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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Rynn, the slightly over thirteen-year-old daughter of a mad and suicidal poet, lives alone in a sinister house on the outskirts of a small town. Everyone who meddles in her affairs or bothers her in any way meets a bad end or disappears without a trace, so a local policeman begins to investigate... A very young Jodie Foster is the protagonist of this original thriller based on a novel by Laird Koenig. A bit slow in the middle part and completely lacking in strong scenes, the film remains pleasant and interesting, maintaining a certain suspense until the end. The credit goes mostly to the masterful performance of an Oscar-worthy Foster.