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 | Jean-Marc Turine | Writer |
| Writing | Marguerite Duras | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Mascolo | Writer |
| Sound | Michel Vionnet | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Bruno Nuytten | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Gasc | Costume Design |
| Sound | Carlos D'Alessio | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Fénié | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Françoise Belleville | Editor |