The Children (1985)
Ernesto, a seven-year-old boy who has the body of a thirty-year-old man, decides, upon attending his first day of school, that he no longer wishes to attend, because he does not wish to be taught matters that he does not know.
Director: Marguerite Duras
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Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto |
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Daniel Gélin as Enrico |
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Tatiana Moukhine as Natasha |
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Martine Chevallier as Nicole |
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André Dussollier as Le directeur d'école |
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Pierre Arditi as Le journaliste |
| Directing | Marguerite Duras | Director |
| Writing | Marguerite Duras | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Mascolo | Writer |
| Writing | Jean-Marc Turine | Writer |
| Editing | Françoise Belleville | Editor |
| Sound | Carlos D'Alessio | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bruno Nuytten | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Gasc | Costume Design |
| Sound | Michel Vionnet | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Fénié | Boom Operator |