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 (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.

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Naked Childhood (1968) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Jan 1969

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Maurice Pialat

Writer:

Arlette Langmann, Maurice Pialat

Main Actors:

Michel Terrazon, Linda Gutenberg, Raoul Billerey, Pierrette Deplanque

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:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%