An interesting movie, really, but I found it average.

The French teenager Isabelle (Marine Vacth) is spending summer holiday with her middle-class family in the south of France and decides to lose her virginity with the German teenager Felix (Lucas Prisor). Then she returns to Paris with her mother Sylvie (Géraldine Pailhas), her stepfather Patrick (Frédéric Pierrot) and her younger brother Victor (Fantin Ravat).

Then Isabelle works as a call girl using the nickname Lea and meeting old men. She feels affection for her client Georges (Johan Leysen) that is married with a daughter. When Georges dies from a heart attack while having sex with Isabelle in a hotel, she flees but the police investigate and identifies her. The detectives in charge of the investigation disclose to Sylvie that is devastated. Isabelle quits prostitution, but once prostitute, forever prostitute.

"Jeune & Jolie" by François Ozon begins as a coming of age version of "Belle de Jour", where the lead character is attracted by money instead of by sexual fantasies. Even the poster recalls the one from Buñuel's masterpiece. Isabelle belongs to a middle-class family and does not have financial needs but despite of that, she is attracted by money. This is clear based on her reaction when her mother takes her money and when she explains to the police detective how she started to prostitute after receiving an offer from a stranger. Further, she is cold and seems to care only to her younger brother and Georges. When she loses her virginity with Felix, it seems to be part of her plan to explore her sexuality to make money. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Jovem e Bela" ("Young and Beautiful")

Isabelle is on a family beach holiday in the south of France. Her father is long gone with his own young family in Italy. She is about to turn 17. She loses her virginity to hunky Felix but it's not as great as she expected. A few months later, she's working as a high class call girl claiming to be 20 year old Lea. Her elderly client Georges dies from a heart attack during sex. She leaves him behind. Later, the police contacts her mother after tracking her down.

Marine Vacth is playing a cool aloof hot girl. I'm not sure if she's the next great thing. She doesn't do much more than be that young and confused girl. She is giving a limited acting range. Director and writer François Ozon delivers a paper thin plot. It doesn't give much insight into Isabelle's inner thoughts. There are no simplistic answers. It basically gives no answers. It has a nice cameo at the end but it doesn't use it to full advantage either.