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Audience Member Maurice Pialat made a timeless film about a young man in revolt against the world. Recently transferred from a foster home, Francois, is trying to get accustomed to his new home and seem to destroy every chances he gets at happiness. The Thierry's his new 'parents' are an old adorable and patient couple who try their best to help him and nurture him but Francois is not an easy child and his feeling of abandon makes destroys him from the inside. It's a raw film but a beautiful piece of cinema that remain a classic for any film aficionado. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Maurice Pialat shows tough lives of adopted children--Amazingly realistic and non-theatrical!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member very strong and heartbreaking film. an almost documentary look at a foster child and his troubles Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member A switch in perspective at the end hampers an otherwise beautiful film. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Observant, sweet film about the experiences of a foster child and his struggles to form connections while acting out. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I am rather ashamed to admit that this is only the second film of Maurice Pialat's which I have seen. I liked À nos amours, but it never really affected me on an emotional level like I was hoping for. Naked Childhood is a piercing view into the life of a troubled youth, Francois. It's a slow moving film in which the story unfolds very naturally as we follow Francois from one foster home to another. The thing that clearly stands out about this film is how it deals with telling a story of a troubled child. There are no cheap thrills whatsoever, rather it just presents the facts of the story as if the camera is just an observer watching Francois every moment. The film never paints the child as anything he is not and is not exploitative in the slightest. A perfect example of this being the relationship which Francois forms with the grandmother; I found these sequences to be incredibly resonant and important to the film, yet they don't take up much of the screen time in the slightest. There are scenes in which Pialat portrays a quiet loneliness in Francious, and I just found this whole thing to be a fair, honest look at troubled youth. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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