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- 1970
- G
- 1 h 23 m
- 1970
- G
- 1 h 23 m
Summary 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.
Directed By: François Truffaut
Written By: Jean Gruault, Jean Itard, François Truffaut
- 1970
- G
- 1 h 23 m
- 1970
- G
- 1 h 23 m
The Wild Child
User Score
Generally Favorable
6.5
Summary 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.
Directed By: François Truffaut
Written By: Jean Gruault, Jean Itard, François Truffaut
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
94
100% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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A glorious work. [26 Dec 2008, p.C7]
Film classic about a doctor and his efforts to break through to a young boy (Jean-Pierre Cargol) who has grown up in the woods. [15 Feb 2009, p.F6]
Probably the director's most ambitious film, The Wild Child spins a modern myth with resonances for parents and children, teachers and students, and even filmmakers, actors and audiences.
It progresses slowly but absorbingly. Truffaut underplays but exudes an interior tenderness and dedication. The boy is amazingly and intuitively well played by a tousled gypsy tyke named Jean-Pierre Cargol. Everybody connected with this unusual, off-beat film made in black-and-white rates kudos.
It's as lucid and wryly witty a film as you could wish for, uncluttered by superfluous period detail. A beautiful use of simple techniques - black-and-white photography, Vivaldi music, even devices as outmoded as the iris - give it a very refreshing quality.
One of Francois Truffaut's best middle-period films, albeit one of his darkest and most conservative.
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Awards
National Board of Review, USA
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
