Movie #510 "Forbidden Games" is a classic film that I got a chance to see for the first time two days ago. Since then, it has been haunting me........I had heard about it, and now since seeing it , I would show it in a film class for war genre. It is really powerful, and has so many great filmic pluses --- beautiful photography, unbelievable acting from two little kids, great war picture without showing a lot of soldiers fighting --- the threat is just always there! The opening and closing sequences are very hard to watch, but they are powerful enough to help this film get 100% on rottentomatoes. I highly recommend it. Kind of slow in the middle, esp. when you are tired; otherwise, nearly flawless.
I gave it 4 out of 5 stars
Forbidden Games
Jeux Interdits
(1952) NR
Director René Clément's bittersweet drama depicts the ravages of war on its youngest victims. After being orphaned when a Nazi strafing kills her parents and her dog, 5-year-old Paulette (Brigitte Fossey) is taken in by farm boy Michel Dolles (Georges Poujouly) and his family. While his parents are busy feuding with their neighbors, the youngsters cope with the death surrounding them by creating a cemetery for animals killed in the fighting.
Genre: Dramas, Foreign Movies, Foreign Dramas, French Movies
This movie is: Sentimental
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