The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015
R
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

34K

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Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, and Bel Powley in The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

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Coming-of-Age Teen Comedy Teen Drama Comedy Drama Romance

A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.

Director
- Marielle Heller
Writers
- Phoebe Gloeckner
- Marielle Heller
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

34K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Marielle Heller
Writers
- Phoebe Gloeckner
- Marielle Heller
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 16 wins & 37 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
The classroom scenes were shot at Lincoln Middle School in Alameda, CA. Although the film crew was given permission to shoot in the school, the school staff objected to the content of the script and insisted no filming be done at any time when students could possibly be on campus. As such, the classroom scenes were shot on a single night, with lights outside the windows to give the appearance of daytime.

Quotes
Minnie: So, maybe nobody loves me. Maybe nobody will ever love me. But maybe it's not about being loved by somebody else.

Crazy credits
Joint Roller Lindsay Hannon

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Chris Meloni/Luke Bryan (2015)

Soundtracks
Looking for the Magic
Written by Dwight Twilley
Performed by Dwight Twilley Band
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

8/10

An intimate and blunt brash look at the coming of age of a young lady who learns about life, love, and sex while finding herself.

"The Diary of a Teenage Girl" is one film that's not worried about showing it's point even though it's supported by some artistic animation it proves that one young lady is serious about finding herself thru sexual discovery learning that life is about love and lust before you discover your true self. Set in mid 1970's San Francisco Bel Powley is Minnie a young teenage girl who starts an affair with her Mom Charlotte's(Kristen Wiig) boyfriend Monroe(Alexander Skarsgard). And the passion and intimate feel is hot and feel good as many scenes are provocative and blunt showing plenty of skin and breast of young Minnie. As this young lady is in a crazy home life world as mom Charlotte is a fired alcoholic lady who snorts drugs with Monroe on the west coast and California party scene. Thru it all this young lady Minnie learns about people, life and love yet most important she comes to peace thru herself with love and inspiration for art and people. Overall good film of fun, discovery and finding about one's self with a happy feel in the end.