La Maison des bois

A gentle, observant rural childhood drama that slowly accumulates quiet heartbreak beneath its warm, everyday textures.

Created by

Maurice Pialat

Genres

Drama, Comedy, War & politics

Starring

Pierre Doris, Jacqueline Dufranne, Agathe Natanson

Overview

During the Great War, in a small rural French village far from the front, a gamekeeper and his wife take in children displaced by the war.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, coming-of-age, grief, isolation

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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