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The first motion picture produced by Nickelodeon is also Bronwen Hughes’s feature film directorial debut, starring Michelle Trachtenberg as a 12-year-old Harriet Welsch, who devotes her time spying on everyone and recording her discreet detective work in a “PRIVATE” notebook. When those secrets get exposed, Harriet finds her entire class against her, including her two best friends. This sweet drama boldly and candidly surveys the bittersweet pre-teen years as an exploration of self, complementing the confusion that marks this transitional phase with Harriet’s unapologetic, cheeky spirit, letting her fight her own battles and attain redemption.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
1996 | 100 min. | USA | Color | English | Rated PG | 4K DCP
DIRECTED BY: Bronwen Hughes
WRITTEN BY: Douglas Petrie, Theresa Rebeck.
WITH: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O’Donnell, Vanessa Lee Chester, Gregory Smith