Poil de carrote (The Redhead)

Duvivier, J., Silent, (1925) 108 mins

Screening Saturday 13th 2pm €15

Duvivier is one of the great lost French filmmakers, although popular in his day he was unfairly ignored after the rise of the nouvelle vague. Poil de Carotte is one of the filmmaker's greatest achievements, an extraordinarily naturalistic story of a put upon redheaded boy that is now acknowledged as an early masterpiece of 'poetic realism'. For anyone who enjoyed Visages des Enfants, a movie we have screened twice before to rapturous response, or Truffaut's 400 blows, this is a sensitive and subtle evocation of childhood with an extraordinary central performance by the bravest of child actors. You can find a more detailed overview of the film here

Presented by Kevin Brownlow

Venue Cinema 1 with live musical accompaniment by Josh Johnston