The Children (1984 film)

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The Children
Directed by Marguerite Duras
Jean Mascolo
Jean-Marc Turine
Written byMarguerite Duras
Produced by Robert Pansard-Besson
Frederic Vieille
Starring Axel Bogousslavsky
CinematographyBruno Nuytten
Edited byFrançoise Belleville
Music by Carlos d'Alessio
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Children (French : Les Enfants) is a French comedy film directed by Marguerite Duras. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. [1]

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  1. "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 9 January 2011.