Forbidden Games: Death and the Maiden
By December 05, 2005
Cinema is a photographic trace of life. For that reason, it’s also a perpetual witness to mortality. Georges Poujouly, the child actor who stars, with Brigitte Read more »
- France
- 1952
- 86 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- French
SYNOPSIS: A timeless evocation of childhood innocence corrupted, René Clément’s Forbidden Games tells the story of a young girl orphaned by war and the farm boy she joins in a fantastical world of macabre play. At once mythical and heartbreakingly real, this unique film features astonishing performances by its child stars and was honored with a special foreign language film Academy Award in 1952.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Paulette | Brigitte Fossey |
| Michel Dollé | Georges Poujouly |
| Père Dollé | Lucien Hubert |
| Mère Dollé | Suzanne Courtal |
| Georges Dollé | Jacques Marin |
| Berthe Dollé | Laurence Badie |
| Père Gouard | André Wasley |
| Francis Gouard | Amédée |
Credits
| Director | René Clément |
| Screenplay | Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost and François Boyer |
| Dialogue | René Clément, Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost |
| Producer | Robert Dorfmann |
| Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
| Editing | Roger Dwyre |
| From the novel by | François Boyer |
| Art director | Paul Bertrand |
| Music | Narcisco Yepes |
| Sound | Jacques Lébreton |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Collection of new and archival interviews with director René Clément and actress Brigitte Fossey
- Alternate opening and ending to the film
- Original theatrical trailer
- Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
- New and improved subtitle translation
- A new essay by film scholar Peter Matthews
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Film Essays
Forbidden Games
By April 11, 1988
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 Read more »
