Movie No. 12 (2013): FORBIDDEN GAMES
Forbidden Games a.k.a. Jeux Interdits (1952)
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Brigite Fossey, Georges Poujouly
In French, with English subtitles
A young girl from Paris is orphaned when her parents and her pet dog are killed in an air raid by the Nazis. She's found wandering in the country by a young boy, the son of a poor farmer. The boy's family adopts her.
Director: Rene Clement
Cast: Brigite Fossey, Georges Poujouly
In French, with English subtitles
A young girl from Paris is orphaned when her parents and her pet dog are killed in an air raid by the Nazis. She's found wandering in the country by a young boy, the son of a poor farmer. The boy's family adopts her.
It looks like the young girl is unaffected by what has just happened to her family. But later, with the help of the boy, she secretly creates a small cemetery where they bury animals. They steal crosses from the human graveyard. In a cinematic sense, that maybe is her way of mourning.
In this film, I see one of the greatest performances of a child star. Loss of innocence and coming of age theme are superbly executed in this film, too. This is cinema at its best.
Date seen: January 8, 2013
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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