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7.4/10   891 votes
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Writers:
Jean Cocteau (novel)
Jean Cocteau (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
28 July 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Elisabeth is very protective of her teenage brother Paul, who is injured in a snowball fight at school and has to rest in bed most of the time... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
Pretty good early Melville more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Nicole Stéphane ... Elisabeth
Edouard Dermithe ... Paul
Renée Cosima ... Dargelos / Agathe
Jacques Bernard ... Gerard
Melvyn Martin ... Michael
Maria Cyliakus ... The Mother
Jean-Marie Robain ... Headmaster
Maurice Revel ... Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adeline Aucoc ... Mariette
Jean Cocteau ... Narrator (voice)
Rachel Devirys
Roger Gaillard ... Gerard's Uncle
Emile Mathys ... Vice Principal
Hélène Rémy
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Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville 
Jean Cocteau (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean Cocteau  novel
Jean Cocteau  screenplay
Jean-Pierre Melville  writer

Produced by
Jean-Pierre Melville .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Henri Decaë 
 
Film Editing by
Monique Bonnot 
 
Production Design by
Jean-Pierre Melville 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Pinoteau .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Jacques Carrère .... sound mixer
Jacques Gallois .... sound
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jean Cocteau's Les enfants terribles (France) (complete title)
The Strange Ones
Copiii teribili (Romania) [ro]
Die schrecklichen Kinder (West Germany) [de]
I ragazzi terribili (Italy) [it]
Los niños terribles (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
France
Language:
French | English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) | UK:12 (2000) | UK:X (1952) | UK:X (1976) (re-rating) | Spain:18
Filming Locations:
Ermenonville, Oise, France more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jean Cocteau was allowed a day of shooting, when Jean-Pierre Melville wasn't feeling up to the mark. Cocteau was to follow Melville's instructions exactly or do nothing at all. Eight shots in all, which were supposed to be of a summer's day but were done in midwinter in the rain. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Concerto in A minor for 4 pianos (BWV 1065) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty good early Melville, 28 December 2007
8/10
Author: guiltyascharged-1 from San Francisco

Before he made the Bob Le Flambeur, the "Grandfather of the New Wave" made this film in collaboration with Cocteau. The cinematography in this film is pretty good, and Melville does a good job at replicating the feel of a Cocteau film. This is perhaps Melville's most "Un-Melville" film. There's no hardened men or bank robbers to be had here. The portrait of a sister/brother relationship is well-done and believable, and easily holds your attention the entire film.

The imagery is great, particularly towards the ending and the shot of the dead mother. It's almost dream-like! With this film, and Bob, it's easy to see why Melville was such and inspiration to future New Wave directors such as Godard, Truffaut, Chabrol, etc. Highly recommended, especially to Cocteau/Melville fans!

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