The Nasty Girl
The Nasty Girl ★★★½ Das Schreckliche Madchen 1990 (PG-13)
A bright young German model plans to enter a national essay contest on the topic of her hometown's history during the Third Reich. While researching the paper, she's harassed and even brutalized, but refuses to cease her sleuthing. Excellent performances, tight direction, with comedic touches that charmingly imparts an important message. Based on a true story. In German with English subtitles. 93m/C VHS, DVD . GE Lena Stolze, Monika Baumgartner, Michael Gahr; D: Michael Verhoeven; W: Michael Verhoeven; C: Axel de Roche. British Acad. ‘91: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics ‘90: Foreign Film.
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