UW Cinematheque - War and Innocence
FORBIDDEN GAMES | France | 1952 | DCP | 87 min. | French with English subtitles Director: René Clément
Event Details
Date
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Lucien Hubert. Amid the chaos of the German invasion of France in 1940, young Paulette (a heartbreaking performance by five-year-old Fossey) is orphaned and taken in by a peasant family whose son, Michel, becomes her closest companion. The two children, bound by innocence and grief, create a secret animal cemetery, stealing crosses from the village to honor the imaginary creatures.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
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