English

The Two of Us

Le vieil homme et l'enfant

1966 · 86 min.

5 out of 8

Review

Claude Berri's unsentimental and moving drama about a Jewish boy sent away from Paris during WW2 to stay with a family in the country is partly autobiographic.

Because of the growing anti-Semitism Claude's parents decide to let him live with an elderly couple in a secluded place. Ironically, Claude's foster-father is extremely prejudiced against the Jews, so Claude has to pass himself off as a 'true' Frenchman and be careful not to reveal his true identity.

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