Naked Childhood

– Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-ad..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 23 Minutes

Release Year:

1968

Original Name:

L'Enfance nue

Naked Childhood — Naked Childhood (1968) - Also known as L'Enfance nue

Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.

Story Timeline:

1960s

Producing Country:

France

Genre:

Drama

Naked Childhood (1968) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Jan 1969

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Story Written By:

Maurice Pialat, Arlette Langmann

Main Actors:

Pierrette Deplanque, Raoul Billerey, Linda Gutenberg, Michel Terrazon

Plot:

A ten-year-old boy feels unwanted when his mother places him in a home for wayward children. He goes to a foster home where a family of workers finds him to be too much for them. When the unruly child discovers the family plans to give up on him, he kills their daughter's cat in retaliation. He is sent to another home where he is cared for by an elderly couple. The boy takes to the wife's elderly mother, who reaches out to the disturbed boy. His deliberate disobedience lessens somewhat in his new environment, but he is arrested after throwing bolts at cars from a bridge. The boy tries to overcome his mother's rejection and struggles to boost his self-image in this childhood drama.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

80%

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