Les Enfants Terribles

Les Enfants Terribles

107 mins | Drama | March 29, 1950

Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.

Les Enfants Terribles

107 mins | Drama | March 29, 1950

Les Enfants Terribles
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Melville Productions
Original title Les Enfants terribles
Directors Claude Pinoteau, Serge Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre Melville
Writers Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean Cocteau

Cast

Nicole Stéphane

as Elisabeth

Renée Cosima

as Dargelos / Agathe

Jacques Bernard

as Gerard

Jean Cocteau

as Narrator (voice)

Melvyn Martin

as Michael

Maria Cyliakus

as The Mother

Jean-Marie Robain

as Headmaster

Maurice Revel

as Doctor

Adeline Aucoc

as Mariette

Emile Mathys

as Vice Principal

Roger Gaillard

as Gerard's Uncle

Annabel Buffet

as The model

Karin Lannby

as The Mother

Pierre Benichou

as Young schoolboy