Forbidden Games
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| Forbidden Games | |
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 original movie poster |
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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
| Written by | Jean Aurenche Pierre Bost François Boyer |
| Starring | Georges Poujouly Brigitte Fossey Amédée |
| Music by | Narciso Yepes |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Release date(s) |  May 9, 1952 December 8, 1952 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | French |
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Forbidden Games (French: Jeux interdits), is a 1952 French language film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer's novel, Jeux interdits.
The film recounts the death of five-year-old Paulette's (Brigitte Fossey) parents and of her pet dog in a Nazi air attack on a column of refugees fleeing Paris, France during World War II. In the chaos, the traumatized child meets ten-year-old Michel Dollé (Georges Poujouly) whose peasant family will take her in. She quickly becomes attached to Michel as her big brother and the two attempt to cope with the death and destruction that surrounds them by secretly building a small cemetery where they bury her dog and then start to bury other animals, stealing crosses from the local graveyard.
Film critic Leonard Maltin has said: "Jeux interdits is almost unquestionably the most compelling and intensely poignant drama featuring young children ever filmed."[citation needed] This is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. While not initially successful in France, it was a hit elsewhere and is still one of the most popular French films in the US. Criterion released the film on DVD in 2005.
The film is also notable for its vibrant musical score, composed and performed by legendary Spanish classical guitarist Narciso Yepes.
[edit] Cast
- Georges Poujouly - Michel Dollé
- Brigitte Fossey - Paulette
- Amédée - Francis Gouard
- Laurence Badie - Berthe Dollé
- Suzanne Courtal - Madame Dollé
- Lucien Hubert - Dollé
- Jacques Marin - Georges Dollé
- Pierre Merovée - Raymond Dollé
- Louis Saintève - Le prêtre
[edit] Awards
- Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1952
- Venice Film Festival Golden Lion award for best picture, 1952
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Foregin Language Film, 1952
- BAFTA Award for Best Film, 1953
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Rashomon |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1952 (Honorary Award before creation of official award) |
Succeeded by Gate of Hell |
| Preceded by The Sound Barrier |
BAFTA Award for Best Film from any Source 1954 |
Succeeded by The Wages of Fear |
| Preceded by Rashomon |
Golden Lion winner 1952 |
Succeeded by Romeo and Juliet (1954) (no award in 1953) |
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