Les Enfants Terribles du Cinéma

Les Enfants Terribles du Cinéma

2011
52m
10.0

10.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

The documentary "Les Enfants terribles du cinéma" (The Terrible Children of Cinema) tells the little-known story of one of the crossroads of cinephilia, *OBJECTIF 49*, which culminated in the organization of the Biarritz Festival of Cursed Films during the summer of 1949. This festival was initiated by Jean Cocteau, then at the height of his cinematic career. In Biarritz, films deemed "cursed" were screened because they had not yet found an audience or had been banned by censors. This selection offered a radically different vision of cinema from that of other festivals, such as Cannes. An entire generation of active filmmakers was celebrated: René Clément, Robert Bresson, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Eric Rohmer...

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Amo Films France Télévisions
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Release Date February 13, 2011
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt8806750

Cast

Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau

Self (archive footage)

Jean Douchet
Jean Douchet

Self

Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro

Self

Claude Pinoteau
Claude Pinoteau

Self

Jean-Charles Tacchella
Jean-Charles Tacchella

Self

Key Crew

Ezequiel Fernández
Director
Djamel Zaoui
Director
Djamel Zaoui
Writer
Ezequiel Fernández
Writer