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Poil de carotte
1932
· Movie
· 91 min
A
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81/100
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A young red-headed boy, nicknamed "Carrot Top," endures a profoundly lonely and unhappy childhood. He suffers from the relentless emotional neglect and cruelty of his mother, while his father remains passive and distant. The story is a poignant and sensitive portrait of his isolation, his small acts of rebellion, and his desperate yearning for affection and understanding in a hostile domestic environment.
Details
- Director
- Julien Duvivier
- Writer
- Julien Duvivier
- Studio
- Les Films Marcel Vandal et Charles Delac, Département de la Charente, Cinémathèque de Toulouse, La Cinémathèque Française
- Released
- 4 November 1932
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 91 min
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