Codine has just finished a ten year sentence for murder and heads back to a Bucharest slum to be reunited with his mother, whose penny-pinching ways infuriate her son. Adrien, a young boy, befriends Codine and through his eyes discovers social injustice and the world of adults. Awards: Cannes Film Festival 1963: Best screenplay for Henri Colpi, Yves Jamiaque and Dimitriu Carabat.
Credits: Producer, Emile Breysse ; director, Henri Colpi ; writers, Henri Colpi, Yves Jamiaque, Dimitriu Carabat ; photography, Marcel Weiss ; music, Theodor Grigoriu.
Cast: Alexandru Platon, Nelly Borgeaud, Razvan Petresco, Francoise Brion, Maurice Sarfati, Nelly Borgeaud.
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ACMI Identifier
X000494
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)