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The Cinema of Childhood season is curated by lmmaker Mark Cousins, presented by Filmhouse and
supported by the BFIs Programming Development Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery. The Cinema of Childhood season is curated by lmmaker Mark Cousins, presented by Filmhouse and
supported by the BFIs Programming Development Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery. The Cinema of Childhood season is curated by flmmaker Mark Cousins,
presented by Filmhouse and supported by the BFIs Programming
Development Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery.
Into Film is a trading name of Film Nation UK. Registered Charity number 1154030.
Talk about it (before the lm)
Have you seen any lms that show a childs experience of war?
Why might a lmmaker choose a young protagonist for a war
story? How might their viewpoint be diferent to an adults?
Talk about it (after the lm)
Why do you think building a cemetery appeals to the children?
Where do they get the idea? What does it tell us about their
thoughts and emotions?
How do the two families in the lm treat each other and their
children? How might their behaviour be read as a metaphor for
the war?
An alternative ending was shot for this lm: the two young
actors read the story of the lm in a book. When the story ends
the boy comforts the girl, telling her Its only a story to which
she replies stories are real. What do you think is meant by
this? Do you think this should have been included in the nal
version?
Does it remind you of any other lms - the story, setting,
characters, the way it is lmed or edited, the music or sound?
What are the similarities?
Write about it
Bring your ideas together in a review and share it on our lm clubs
website. You could include a summary of the story, mention other
lms its like, describe what you particularly liked or disliked and
give it your star rating.
Extension activities:
Research conicts taking place across the world today and look
at how they afect the daily lives of young people living in those
situations. You can create a video diary exploring how their daily
lives are diferent to yours [Link]/HowToFilm
Studio Canal (2012) All rights reserved.
Forbidden Games
France | 1952 | Cert. 12A | 86 mins
Director: Rene Clement
Paulette and Michel are brought together
amidst the disruption and horrors of the
World War Two. Trying to make sense of
the destruction around them, the children
embark on a strange, secret project. A
moving and darkly comic depiction of
childrens experience of conict.
Long Live the Republic (1965, 12A)
The Cinema of Childhood
Filmhouse (2014) All rights reserved.
