The Children's Rebellion ( La Révolte des enfants )

The Children's Rebellion (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La Révolte des enfants
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Commentary
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Gérard Poitou-Weber

Written By:
Gérard Poitou-Weber
Chantal Rémy

Actors:
Michel Aumont ..... L'oncle
André Wilms ..... M. Alexis
Clémentine Amouroux ..... La comtesse d'Ozeray
Nada Strancar ..... Mme Alexis
Bernard Ballet ..... Le garde chiourme
Dominique Reymond ..... Jeanne
Daniel Laloux ..... Le prêtre
Bernard Musson ..... Le père de M. Alexis
Loïc Even ..... Le Penseur
Robinson Stévenin ..... Rase-Motte
Jonathan Zaccaï ..... Grande Gueule
Renaud Ménager ..... La Grenouille
Thomas Damisch ..... Petit Jésus
Quentin Ogier ..... Le Mondain
Sagamore Stévenin ..... Tête vide

Synopsis:

In the 19th century, children - particularly the children of the poor - were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor who were paid starvation (literally) wages. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. As in much of the world, this was true in France in 1847, when this film is set. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice. However, the young prisoners have their own ideas, and when they take over the prison, it is with tragic consequences.

In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice.

As Children's Rebellion demonstrates, the Americans have no monopoly on fact-based TV movies. Eileen Atkins stars in this British tale of populism triumphant. Atkins plays one of two teachers, fired for a variety of contradictory reasons by their local school board. Incensed, the young students-some of them very young-stage a protest march, demanding that their favorite teachers be reinstated. First telecast in 1985, Children's Rebellion made its American TV bow the following year, courtesy of the A&E cable network.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 August, 2008.

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