Truffaut never upstages the astounding Cargol; both performers underplay in perfect harmony, turning the story into a duet of paternal affection and paradise lost.
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11/05/08
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The Wild Child (1970)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 16
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Theatrical Release: Nov 7, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: A touching and philosophical film, set in the 18th century and based on the diaries of real-life French doctor Jean Itard. Itard fought authorities for the right to take charge of the social and intellectual education of a "wild child" -- a... [More]
Starring: François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Daste, Paul Ville
Director: François Truffaut
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Rather than present a clichéd fall from grace, Truffaut elicits ambivalence by closely tracking the Enlightened scientist's optimism; after the fascination, our inchoate sadness seeps in.
11/05/08
Top Critic Offers a reassuring liberal outlook that has the hubris to think that one can cure anyone who is ill with proper education and treatment.
11/03/08
Everybody connected with this unusual, off-beat film made in black-and-white rates kudos.
05/28/08
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often overlooked film will stimulate educators and anyone interested in the learning process
04/02/05
It becomes his most thoughtful statement on his favorite subject: The way young people grow up, explore themselves, and attempt to function creatively in the world.
10/23/04
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Probably the director's most ambitious film, The Wild Child spins a modern myth with resonances...and through it all Truffaut examines the many issues at hand with warmth, concern and wisdom.
07/30/03
Top Critic The detail of the boy's journey from wild child to surrogate son of the doctor and his housekeeper is authentic and painstaking.
05/24/03
Top Critic The movie that looks so simple on its surface is dense with such questions, with feelings expressed obliquely, and with moments of tenderness that are as surprising in the film as they are in Itard's formal reports.
05/20/03
Top Critic This is one of Francois Truffaut's best middle-period films (1969), albeit one of his darkest and most conservative.
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