Naked Childhood

1969 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,768 VOTES · DIR. Maurice Pialat

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Overview

Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.

Dialogue Timeline — 839 lines

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00:00:21 NAKED-CHILDHOOD
00:05:10 Go on, hop it!
00:09:02 He's not like other children
00:11:12 You didn't need to wash Josette in front of him
00:19:44 Out of those ten children, two are... Well, let's look at their name tags
00:21:45 We take them when they are two
00:24:40 ...you might be able to adopt him
00:27:06 - Does he know his parents? - Hardly
00:29:36 - Goodbye, Mrs Thierry - Goodbye
00:32:21 I don't know my parents
00:35:16 Right. We'll start with ethics
00:39:13 No need to get in a state. We'll work something out
00:41:20 They wanted to work to earn money to buy furniture
00:43:39 Here, you see...
00:47:24 If you want
00:50:31 That will make you feel better
00:54:07 Look at the nice postcard that Mummy sent to you
00:57:08 Nice poppy, my ladies, Nice new poppy
00:59:36 "Satanik"
01:02:10 It's the Blue Java
01:05:17 I want some Wagner
01:10:09 And soon you'll be walking around in the sunshine
01:13:52 I hear all sorts of things from school and I must say that it hurts
01:16:45 I hope we won't need to send him to a reform school

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed839
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:16:45

Production Record

DirectorMaurice Pialat
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,768