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The Wild Child (French: L'Enfant sauvage, released in the United Kingdom as The Wild Boy) is a 1970 French film by director François Truffaut. Featuring Jean-Pierre Cargol, François Truffaut, Françoise Seigner and Jean Dasté, it tells the story of a child who spends the first eleven or twelve years of his life with little or no human contact.
- $800,000, 1,674,771 admissions (France)
- Antonio Vivaldi (Concerto for Piccolo and Strings in C Major RV 443)
- Marcel Berbert
Sep 11, 1970 · The Wild Child: Directed by François Truffaut. With Jean-Pierre Cargol, Françoise Seigner, François Truffaut, Paul Villé. In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- François Truffaut
- 1970-09-11
Francois Truffaut's "The Wild Child" is the story of a "wolf boy" who lived like an animal in the woods, and about the doctor who adopted him and tried to civilize him. The story is essentially true, drawn from an actual case in 18th Century France, and Truffaut tells it simply and movingly.
Mar 21, 2018 · Made halfway through the director’s career, L’enfant sauvage ( The Wild Child, 1970) is François Truffaut’s most seemingly straightforward work. Using documentary-style strategies – the film is “based on a true story” – it possesses simplicity of construction and depth of vision.
- Brad Weismann
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1970 · 1 hr 25 min. G. Drama · Foreign/International. When a young boy is found living like a wild animal in the forest, a doctor takes him in and slowly teaches him how to speak and function in society. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jean-Pierre Cargol François Truffaut Jean Dasté Pierre Fabre Françoise Seigner Paul Villé.
He brings the boy home, names him Victor, and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years. Francois Truffaut's The Wild Child (1970) reflects the director's lifelong fascination with childhood and his deep commitment to reforms in child-rearing.
