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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 7
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1976 Wide

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In this Canadian thriller, Jodie Foster plays the title character, a reclusive, fiercely self-reliant teenager who lives alone in her father's house. When visitors call, Foster explains that her father is away on business. He's away, all right...far, far, away. And Foster, determined not to lose her independence, will go to any lengths to protect her secret, a fact that nosy neighbor Alexis Smith learns to her regret. A new danger to Foster's well-being looms in the form of pedophile Martin

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Nicholas Gessner , Nicolas Gessner

Written By: Richard S. Lochte

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1976 Wide

On DVD: Oct 4, 2005

Cast

Jodie Foster
Rynn
Martin Sheen
Frank Hallet
Alexis Smith
Mrs. Hallet
Mort Shuman
Miglioriti
Scott Jacoby
Mario
Dorothy Davis
Town Hall Clerk
Clesson Goodhue
Bank Manager
Hubert No�l
Bank Clerk
Jacques Famery
Bank Clerk
Mary Morter
Teller
Judie Wildman
Teller

Critic Reviews for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)

The novelistic strangeness of the material is compounded by the stagy reticence of Nicolas Gassner's direction

February 14, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

A creepy atmospheric shocker oddity that's engrossing and suspenseful.

December 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Um curioso e at�pico suspense que traz Sheen em uma performance impecavelmente repulsiva e que tamb�m se beneficia da atua��o assustadora de Foster, que, com apenas 13 anos, j� se mostrava uma atriz completa.

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Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

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A low budget 70's horror classic with perverse underpinnings. Similar to Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) and The Last House on the Left (1972) but much more subtle and enigmatic.

January 10, 2009

Randy Tippy

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A pretty creepy movie. Jodie Foster plays a 14 year old who lives by herself. She is smart and willing to do anything to keep herself out of foster care (ha ha).

January 22, 2012