A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag ; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but he is under the shrew's thumb, suicidal. Adapted from various stories by Jules Renard, Poil de Carotte (The Red Head) is the poetically related tale of a delicate domestic situation. The young son of Catherine Fourtenay, Lynen, is not from her husband, who remains aloof and distant until he discovers the cruelties heaped upon Lynen by his resentful mother. Foster father and son develop a friendship that finally deepens into love.
Keywords
- Beste Boekverfilmingen
- Best Novels Adaptation (home)
- Ontsnap naar de jaren 30
- Fabrice Du Welz's favourite movies
- kindertijd
Actors
- Harry Baur
- Christiane Dor
- Louis Gauthier
- Colette Segall
- Maxime Fromiot
- Simone Aubry
- Marthe Marty
- Catherine Fonteney
- Robert Lynen
Director
- Julien Duvivier
Klassiekers
1h 31min
FR
A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag ; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but he is under the shrew's thumb, suicidal.
A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag ; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but he is under the shrew's thumb, suicidal.
Adapted from various stories by Jules Renard, Poil de Carotte (The Red Head) is the poetically related tale of a delicate domestic situation. The young son of Catherine Fourtenay, Lynen, is not from her husband, who remains aloof and distant until he discovers the cruelties heaped upon Lynen by his resentful mother. Foster father and son develop a friendship that finally deepens into love.