Style is a potent blend of stark documentary, pastoral realism and film noir. Poujouly and the amazing five year-old Fossey are highly expressive actors who give this stunning film its emotional core. The eventual discovery of the children's secret and their future together make for a moving climax.įORBIDDEN GAMES derives most of its power from Clement's painstakingly methodical direction and the remarkable performances of the two child leads. He and Paulette begin to expand their secret animal cemetery to include moles, chickens, and even insects, all given elaborate memorial services with stolenĬrosses. She and Michel steal a cross from the hearse carrying his older brother. That her dog also needs to be buried in a grave with a cross. When Paulette sees her parents buried, she decides The boy takes the girl home with him, and his parents take her in. When someone throws the dog over the bridge, she goes after it and meets Michel (Poujouly), the 11 year-old son of peasants (Hubert and Courtal). Paulette (Fossey) is seen standing alone on theīridge, her parents and dog dead. At a bottleneck on a bridge, German planes swoop down in perfect formation and strafe the confused column.
One of the best films ever about war and its effects, FORBIDDEN GAMES also speaks beautifully to the need of children to construct their own fantasy world away from adult supervision.ĭirector Clement's most famous film carefully begins with its one action highlight, as refugees flee WWII Paris in the face of a Nazi attack.
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