Life's joys and sorrows are given a fine, sensitive treatment in this autobiographical first feature from Claude Berri, who was one of many Jewish children sent by Parisian parents to live in the French countryside during the Occupation. This film, an honest portrait of one such boy, was
considered by Francois Truffaut to be one of the best films ever made about the Occupation. Ten-year-old Claude (Alain Cohen, in a touching, natural performance) is sent to live with the parents of his father's Catholic friends. "Gramps" (Michel Simon), the cranky old man who looks after Claude,
takes an immediate liking to the boy and begins teaching him about anti-Semitism, not r...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins