Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) (1952)

8.2	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

René Clément

Starring (View all)

Georges Poujouly

Michel Dolle

Brigitte Fossey

Paulette

Amédée

Francis Gouard

Laurence Badie

Berthe Dolle

Madeleine Barbulée

Red Cross Nun

Suzanne Courtal

Madame Dolle

Lucien Hubert

Dolle, the Father

Jacques Marin

Georges Dolle

Written by (View all)

Jean Aurenche

dialogue

Pierre Bost

dialogue

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Jeux Interdits Bande Annonce version Française (1951) - Musique Narcisos Yepes

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3 years ago at May 27 22:03

geojones100

Generally regarded as an anti-war, post-war masterpiece, the movie tells the story of an orphaned little girl who witness his parents strafed dead by a German plane develops a fascination with death and crosses. Together with a boy so smitten by her, they play a game of robbing crosses from churches and cemeteries. Around the beautiful French countryside, the practice offers a dark side to innocen... read more

A classic

11 months ago at Jul 22 3:14

johanlefourbe

Since I have never seen a movie directed by René Clement before, I didn't know what to expect but since it is a classic, I thought I should give it a shot. Honestly, it is definitely one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. Indeed, you have in the opening scene this famous melancholic guitar tune which keeps coming back throughout the whole thing. Then, in the very first scene, you have a 5 ye... read more

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A timeless evocation of childhood innocence corrupted, René Clément’s mythical and heartbreakingly real 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.

Release date : 8 December 1952

War (6), Drama (6), 1950s (6), WWII (5), French (5), France (5), 1952 (5), Childhood (4), Owl (4), World War II (4), Confessional (3), Catholic Hospital (2), Fear Of The Dark (2), Policeman (2), Hearse (2), Beating (2), Children (2), Singer (2), Rivalry (2), Displaced Person (1)

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“Since I have never seen a movie directed by René Clement before, I didn't know what to expect but since it is a classic, I thought I should give it a shot. Honestly, it is definitely one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. Indeed, you have in the opening scene this famous melancholic guitar tune which keeps coming back throughout the whole thing. Then, in the very first scene, you have a 5 year old girl holding her dead dog while both her parents are being shot by a plane. I mean, it was just 5 minutes into the movie and I was a total wreck... And they keep hitting me with some heartbreaking scenes, the end which wasn't totally surprising, was also completely devastating. A few weeks ago, I saw 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' which everybody considers a tearjerker and it was indeed p” read more

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