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Average Rating:8.5/10
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... [More]
Starring: François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Daste, Paul Ville
Director: François Truffaut
The Wild Child is fascinating not only for its Tarzan-like true-life story, but also for what it says about the process of nurturing and educating children, and the tools we use -- language, discipline, affection -- to do so.
Top CriticNearly four decades after its release, The Wild Child remains startling for its humane clarity, for Nestor Almendros's brilliant black-and-white photography, and for the sense that Truffaut is achieving filmmaking mastery on a very small scale.
Top CriticAn enduring film of enchanting and provocative revelation.
Top CriticNearly 40 years after its initial release, Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child (L'Enfant Sauvage) still manages to cast its haunting, poetic spell.
Top CriticRather 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.
Top CriticEverybody connected with this unusual, off-beat film made in black-and-white rates kudos.
Top CriticIt 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.
Top CriticThe 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.
Top CriticThis is one of Francois Truffaut's best middle-period films (1969), albeit one of his darkest and most conservative.
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