Forbidden Games (1952)
Australian Premiere - 4K Restoration
“Over the years countless films have been made about war, its horrors and its devastations. Few, however, have been as moving and heartfelt as René Clément’s Forbidden Games. The Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 1952, this deeply touching French drama has stirred the emotions of every moviegoer who has had the good fortune to see it… Fossey’s is quite simply one of the most uncanny pieces of acting ever attempted by a youngster. Clément’s sensitivity doubtless accounts for much of what we see here, but the rest is clearly Fossey’s own.” – David Ehrenstein
After five-year-old Paulette's parents and pet dog die in a German air attack on a column of refugees fleeing Paris, the traumatized child meets 10-year-old Michel Dollé, whose peasant family takes her in. She quickly becomes attached to Michel. The two attempt to cope with the death and destruction that surrounds them by secretly building a small cemetery among the ruins of an abandoned watermill.
Introduced by John McDonald at Ritz Cinemas and by Paul Harris at Lido Cinemas.
Rating
M
Duration
86 min
Language
French (English Subtitles)
Cast
Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Amédée, Laurence Badie
Director
René Clément France
