The Red Head (1952)
- Original title
- Poil de carotte
- Directed by
- Paul Mesnier
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a red-haired boy growing up in a harsh French household. He struggles with his mother's coldness and his father's neglect.
melancholicpoignantslow-burnbleakintrospectivefamily-centeredvintagequietly intense
What happens
The Red Head (French: Poil de Carotte) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Paul Mesnier and starring Raymond Souplex, Germaine Dermoz and Pierre Larquey. It is based on the novel Poil de Carotte by Jules Renard which had previously adapted into films twice by Julien Duvivier before the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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