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L'enfant perdu

1997 1h 32m FR
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 5
DramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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Pierre Neuville returns home to find his son. He meets André, a boy with some similarities.. But chance suddenly brings him face-to-face with his true son, an overly sensitive youth with a strong attachment to his foster mother.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Christian Faure
Writers
Jacques Nahum, Sylvie Simon-Sfez
Languages
French
Countries
France

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christian Faure, shot by Patrice Payen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Olivier Mauffroy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robin Renucci and Anne Jacquemin and Anny Duperey carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0280640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Faure directs. Patrice Payen behind the camera. Olivier Mauffroy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 3Directed by Christian Faure, shot by Patrice Payen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Olivier Mauffroy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Robin Renucci and Anne Jacquemin and Anny Duperey carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0280640 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Patrice Payen
Editing
Olivier Mauffroy
Runtime
92 min · 1h 32m
Status
Released
Original language
FR

Also by

Christian Faure

Production companies

Who made it

  • Canal+

    Canal+

    FR

  • TF1

    TF1

    FR

  • MA

    Mars International Productions

Key crew

  • EditorOlivier Mauffroy
  • ProducerJacques Nahum

Release history · US

When it landed

  • TV1997-10-11· Diffusion sur Canal plus

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