This fifty-minute documentary, shot by Daniel Creusot and Francis Warin, examines both the making of L’ENFANCE NUE and the plight of children in the foster care system. It first aired on the French television program “Choses vues” on January 31, 1969.
Kent Jones is the author of "Physical Evidence: Selected Film Criticism" and the executive director of the World Cinema Foundation. Here, he discusses Maurice Pialat's unique visual and narrative approach in L’ENFANCE NUE.
On February 12, 1973, right after L'ENFANCE NUE first aired on French television, Maurice Pialat was interviewed by Michel Martens for an episode of the program “Champ contre-champ,” directed by Maurice Frydland. In these excerpts, Pialat discusses L'ENFANCE NUE's subject matter, its commercial f...
Arlette Langmann is the cowriter of L’ENFANCE NUE and a longtime collaborator of Maurice Pialat's. Patrick Grandperret is a filmmaker who also served as Pialat's assistant director. This interview was conducted by Serge Toubiana on April 18, 2003, shortly after Pialat's death.
