The Terrible Children
Les Enfants terribles
1950, Film, 105 min, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 66
A love story by Jean Cocteau
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast
- Nicole Stéphane as Elisabeth
- Edouard Dermithe as Paul
- Renée Cosima as Agathe
- Jacques Bernard as Gerard
- Melvyn Martin as Michael
- Karin Lannby as The Mother
- Jean-Marie Robain as Headmaster
- Maurice Revel as Doctor
- Rachel Devirys
- Adeline Aucoc as Mariette
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