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1952 · 87 min · NR

Forbidden Games

Directed by René Clément · Drama, War

Forbidden Games (1952) is a Drama film, directed by René Clément set in France during the 1940s.

Themes of war's cost and grief & loss run throughout.

Composer
Narciso Yepes
Cinematography
Robert Juillard
Cast
Brigitte FosseyGeorges PoujoulyPhilippe de ChériseyLaurence BadieSuzanne CourtalLucien HubertMadeleine BarbuléeJacques Marin

The world of this film

Setting

Where
France
Setting
Rural
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostGrief & Loss
Tone
MelancholicBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Child LeadTwo Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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