Sunday, September 25, 2022

Le vieil homme et l'enfant (1967)

 English titles: The Two of Us; The Old Man and the Boy

During World War II in occupied France, a Jewish boy is sent by his parents to live in the country with a Catholic family. They are not told the boy is Jewish. The old man, who is an anti-Semite, develops an affection towards the boy, and vice versa.

This fictionalization of true events in the filmmaker's childhood is touching yet a bit monotonous. The actors are very good in this.

Rating: 50

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