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The Strange Ones is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Pierre Melville released in USA on 28 july 1952 with Nicole Stéphane
The Strange Ones (1950)
Les Enfants terribles
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 july 1952
Length 1h49
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
OriginFrance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating68%
Les Enfants Terribles ("The terrible children") is a 1950 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and based on Jean Cocteau's novel of the same name. The first feature film of Melville, Le Silence de la Mer (1949), attracted the attention of Jean Cocteau, who commissioned him to direct the film version of Les Enfants Terribles.
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Elisabeth is very protective of her teenage brother Paul, who has been injured in a snowball fight at school and has to rest in bed most of the time. The siblings are inseparable, living in the same room, fighting, playing secret games, and rarely leaving the house. Paul’s friend, Gerard, often drops by to stay with them. One day Elisabeth brings home Agathe to live with them. She bears a strong resemblance to Dargelos, a schoolboy whom Paul had a crush on and the same boy who injured him. Paul and Agathe become attracted to each other, causing Elisabeth to be very jealous.Actors
Nicole Stéphane
(Elisabeth)
Édouard Dermit
(Paul)
Jean Cocteau
(Narrator (voice))
Jacques Bernard
(Gerard)
Renée Cosima
(Dargelos / Agathe)
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