Comedy · France · 1985 · 1h 34m

The Children

Les Enfants

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Director
Marguerite Duras
Cast
Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto Daniel Gélin as Enrico Tatiana Moukhine as Natasha Martine Chevallier as Nicole André Dussollier as Le directeur d'école Pierre Arditi as Le journaliste
Crew
Bruno Nuytten — Director of Photography Françoise Belleville — Editor Carlos D'Alessio — Original Music Composer Marguerite Duras — Writer Jean Mascolo — Writer Jean-Marc Turine — Writer
Synopsis

Ernesto, a seven-year-old boy who has the body of a thirty-year-old man, decides, upon attending his first day of school, that he no longer wishes to attend, because he does not wish to be taught matters that he does not know.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Marguerite Duras Director Bruno Nuytten Director of Photography Françoise Belleville Editor Carlos D'Alessio Original Music Composer Marguerite Duras Writer Jean Mascolo Writer Jean-Marc Turine Writer Christian Gasc Costume Design
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