Forbidden Games
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Saturday, Oct 18, 2025
3 p.m.
| General admission | $11.50 |
| Seniors, Students, and DIA Members | $9.50 |
+$1.50 online convenience fee
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Assisted Listening Devices are available upon request at the box office
France/1952—directed by René Clément | 87 min.
In occupied France in 1940, a 5-year-old Parisian girl, Paulette (Brigitte Fossey, in an indelible performance), finds herself orphaned and alone after fleeing the city, until a rural family takes her in.
Confused by the mysteries of war and desperate to make sense of the world, Paulette forms a friendship with the family’s 11-year-old son, Michel (Georges Poujouly). Together, they create a secret game in hopes of bringing order to the chaos around them.
The children cling tightly to their make-believe rituals until the moment the adult world inevitably intrudes. In French with English subtitles.
“Clément’s masterpiece is the exemplar of expressive narrative filmmaking.” –Alan Scherstuhl, The Village Voice
France/1952—directed by René Clément | 87 min.
In occupied France in 1940, a 5-year-old Parisian girl, Paulette (Brigitte Fossey, in an indelible performance), finds herself orphaned and alone after fleeing the city, until a rural family takes her in.
Confused by the mysteries of war and desperate to make sense of the world, Paulette forms a friendship with the family’s 11-year-old son, Michel (Georges Poujouly). Together, they create a secret game in hopes of bringing order to the chaos around them.
The children cling tightly to their make-believe rituals until the moment the adult world inevitably intrudes. In French with English subtitles.
“Clément’s masterpiece is the exemplar of expressive narrative filmmaking.” –Alan Scherstuhl, The Village Voice