Novel
A good-natured kid struggles to earn his mother's love without much success.
Theatre Play
This delightful pairing of one-act musicals, one classic and one modern, takes a comical and moving look at the mysteries of love. Act I, based on Schnitzler's The Little Comedy, is a delightful romp through the sexual ennui of turn-of-the-century Vienna, as two wealthy but bored socialites masquerade as impoverished bohemians seeking romance. Act II, based on the Jules Renard play Summer Share, explores modern affection and disaffection as two married couples share a summer house in the Hamptons. An Off-Off-Broadway sensation that successfully moved to Broadway, Romance/Romance is a charming and tuneful small-cast gem, here filmed live for television.
Novel
El éxito de 'La otra Madre' ('Visages d´enfants', 1923), dirigida por Jacques Feyder, motivó que le ofreciesen la adaptación al cine de la novela de tintes autobiográficos de Jules Renard 'Pelo de zanahoria' o 'Zanahorio', que también se tradujo así en España. Feyder escribió un guión que no se llegó a producir y otra empresa le propuso el reto a Julien Duvivier, quien desarrolló su propio guión. El film de Duvvivier, tan cruel y emotivo como el libro que narra la desgraciada infancia y adolescencia de un niño maltratado por su madre hasta el punto de tratar de suicidarse en dos ocasiones, no ha perdido ni su capacidad de emocionar ni su sorprendente tratamiento innovador.
Novel
The suffering and rebellion of 12-year-old François Lepic, nicknamed "Poil de Carotte" by his mother, who hates him. Occupied with the council elections, his father appears unaware that the young boy is increasingly tempted by suicide.
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