Talk:Naked Childhood

See this sandbox for working edits to this article Cereilly (talk) 04:17, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Sources to be used:

L’enfance nue: The Fly in the Ointment by Phillip Lopate

A Second Look: 'L'enfance nue,' Out of the shadows of the French New Wave by Dennis Lim

L'Enfance Nue by Fernando F. Croce

L'Enfance Nue (Criterion Collection) by Casey Burchby

Cereilly (talk) 18:10, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Will add the following sections: Plot Synopsis, Historical Context, References. Brief plot synopsis will include short description of main characters and major events. Historical context will provide background of the society of France during that time period as well as a brief discussion of the foster care system. Proper links and outside references will be included. Proposed changes will be updated with further details as edits are written. Cereilly (talk) 18:53, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Proposed Changes

Plot Synopsis
The ten-year-old François is a child of the French foster care system after having been abandoned by his mother before the film begins. At the start of the film, François lives with a foster family the Joingnys who have a daughter of similar age to François. François is soon kicked out of this foster home after dropping a cat down a flight of stairs and other cruel acts such as vandalism and theft, although some of François's good character is seen upon his actions in nursing the cat he dropped and giving a gift to his foster mother upon leaving. Back in the foster care system, François is sent to live with the older Thierry's who foster an older boy by the name of Raoul and who care for their sickly mother. In this environment, François acts much less troubled and the kindness that was hinted at earlier in the film begins to show through his troubled nature as he helps to care for the elderly Nana. Seemingly content in his new home, François nonetheless gives the viewer a sense that even this placement cannot last forever.

Historical Context
Produced in 1968, this film was not intended by the director to be a social film. Although taking place in the year 1968 with student riots overtaking the streets of Paris, Pialat's film does not delve into the politics of that matter. Giving only a short indication of the riots going on in Paris, Pialat intends instead to give a glimpse into the working class French lives. Pialat, a self-proclaimed conservative, does explore the life of a foster child in detail extending beyond the context of the main character and plot. However, the treatment of social aspects in this film does not take sides but lays the foundation for the intricacies of the issues of the working class and, more thoroughly, the problems of the foster care system in 1960s France. Cereilly (talk) 14:23, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

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