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The Children

6.219851h 34mMovieComedy

Ernesto, a seven-year-old boy who has the body of a thirty-year-old man, decides, upon attending his first day of school, that he no longer wishes to attend, because he does not wish to be taught matters that he does not know.

DirectorMarguerite Duras
WritersMarguerite Duras·Jean Mascolo

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Cast · Directed by Marguerite Duras

AB
Axel Bogousslavsky
Ernesto
DGDaniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
Enrico
TM
Tatiana Moukhine
Natasha
MCMartine Chevallier
Martine Chevallier
Nicole
ADAndré Dussollier
André Dussollier
Le directeur d'école
PAPierre Arditi
Pierre Arditi
Le journaliste

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