Reviews; December 31, 1976 11:00PM PT The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane This film, about a homicidal orphan girl, is farfetched nonsense with precious little to appease shriek freaks. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 cross-genre film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, and Scott Jacoby. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. An unusual chamber drama/thriller with unsettling undertones and themes, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane offers up a strong role for star Foster, who anyone could see would become a star even at 14 when she made this. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a odd movie and simply for that reason, it is worth seeking out. I knew nothing of the author Liard Koenig or his work. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane was a Canadian-French released in the U.S. by American International Pictures (AIP), the distribution company then famous for its exploitation films popular in the drive-in movie market. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane PG | 1h 31min | Drama , Horror , Mystery | 26 January 1977 (France) 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives alone in a high-class Quebec small town, but unknown to the neighbors, she is leading a secret and dangerous life. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane at Amazon.com. The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane DVD review The wolf is at the door for young Jodie Foster in this psychological thriller from 1976… October 13, 2008 | I figured the girl who lives down the lane was the girl who has the amphibian crawls into her mouth (who I assume is Judy). If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. An unusual chamber drama/thriller with unsettling undertones and themes, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane offers up a strong role for star Foster, who anyone could see would become a star even at 14 when she made this. Director Nicholas Gessner is deft enough to keep "Little Girl" engrossing from start to finish, and he springs a few witty, creepy surprises. Fans of Jodie Foster might be interested to see this change in her acting style, but Foster herself has subtly stated that it wasn’t her favorite movie. An unusual chamber drama/thriller with unsettling undertones and themes, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane offers up a strong role for star Foster, who anyone could see would become a star even at 14 when she made this. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Which seems to go along with the theme of that book. In the book/movie of The Little Girl That Lives Down the Lane, the little girl ultimately "saves" herself. The neighbors and townspeople are nosy, and always end up checking in on Rynn to find her all by herself, a very independent little girl. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 Canadian-French film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, and Scott Jacoby. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Your review may be … Which Carrie Page/Laura does by remembering and screaming and destroying Judy at the end. It was a co-production of Canada and France and written by Laird Koenig, based on his 1974 novel of the same title. "The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane" focuses on Rynn Jacobs (played by the brilliant Jodie Foster), a thirteen year old girl who lives in an old house a little outside of a small seaside town. Neither could I remember hearing anything about the film that was based on it. "here is a fine and freezing novel of suspense that probes the subtle bonds of innocence to evil." The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (Nicolas Gessner / Canada-U.S., 1976): "Adults are obsolete children" (Dr. Seuss). Please do not use ALL CAPS. Read 136 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a odd movie and simply for that reason, it is worth seeking out. Where do director Nicholas Gessner and scenarist Laird Koenig (who adapts his own novel with few changes) stand in relation to Rynn Jacobs, their 13-year-old heroine, played so superlatively well by Foster? Fans of Jodie Foster might be interested to see this change in her acting style, but Foster herself has subtly stated that it wasn’t her favorite movie. The Canadian-made The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane isn’t the best film of her career to date, but it’s the most thought-provoking. The only real thing that 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane' has going for it are the performances from Jodie Foster, Scott Jacoby and Martin Sheen.