The Wild Child (1970)
- Original title
- L'Enfant sauvage
- Directed by
- François Truffaut
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 307 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In late 18th century France, a doctor tries to teach language and manners to a boy who grew up alone in the wild.
historicalearnestobservationaltenderslow-pacedintimateabsorbingspare
What happens
The Wild Child (French: L'Enfant sauvage, released in the United Kingdom as The Wild Boy) is a 1970 French historical drama film co-written, directed by, and starring François Truffaut. It is based on the true events regarding Victor of Aveyron (Jean-Pierre Cargol), a late 18th-century French child who spent the first eleven or twelve years of his life with little or no human contact. The film was released in France on February 26, 1970. It was a critical and commercial success, earning Truffaut several accolades including the Prix Méliès and the National Board of Review Award for Best Director. The film also won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography (for Néstor Almendros). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Le Lys dans la vallée (1970)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.