The great film classic from 1952. Two children struggle to come to terms with the idea of death. Their story was buried in a sometimes farcical treatment of rural ignorance. The film highlighted the meaninglessness and shallowness of religious ritual.
Hers was one of the great child performances of all time. Only 5 when this was shot she was as unforgettable as Victoire Thivisol in Ponette 50 years later. The final scene of her running through the indifferent crowd crying for her mother was as piercing as anything ever put on the screen.
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