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Les Enfants Terribles

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Les Enfants Terribles
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1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1950
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Distributor:
Arthur Mayer Edward Kingsley I
Starring:
Nicole Stephane, Edouard Dermit, Renée Cosima  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted by Jean Cocteau from his own novel and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Les Enfants Terribles is set in motion when a sensitive youth, Paul (Edouard Dermit), is injured by a snowball flung by school bully Dargelos (Renée Cosima, an actress in male drag). The bully later reappears in the form of a young girl, Agathe (played again by Cosima), with whom Paul becomes infatuated. This arouses the displeasure of Paul's sister, Elisabeth (Nicole Stephane), who also harbors a carnal desire for her ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Les Enfants Terribles shouldn't work. Director Jean-Pierre Melville's world view -- concentrating on men who eat nails for breakfast and live in a violent world, albeit one that is observed from a cool distance -- should be at odds with Jean Cocteau's mythical, fairy tale-like perverse playfulness. While there are moments when the tension between these two camps does rear its head, most of the time ... Full Review
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Nicole Stephane
Elisabeth
Edouard Dermit
Paul
Renée Cosima
Dargelos/Agathe
Jacques Bernard
Gerard
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