与同期默片热衷的夸张肢体表演不同，杜维威尔在《红发1925》里把镜头压得很低，让孩子在成人膝盖的高度看世界——餐桌下的猫、门缝里晃动的裙摆，每个画面都像从儿童日记里撕下来的。 ♫。剧情没啥大起大落，全是生活里细碎的委屈，但后劲特别大。剧情其实不复杂：她在雇主家忍气吞声，最后用一把剪刀剪断了锁链——结尾那个逆光走远的背影，比一百句台词都有力。母亲对他冷得像冬天的井水，父亲忙着当和事佬，兄姐们拿他开玩笑。全片几乎摒弃了默片常见的过度手势，转而依靠人物细微的面部肌肉变化和光影切割来传递情绪——女主角Charlotte Barbier-Krauss在窗边那一场，仅仅是手指无意识捻动发梢的动作，就比当时许多默片明星整段独白更有分量。

　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be.  An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944.  Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance.  The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.

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