Une Infinie Tendresse (1970)

• 87%
• 1970
• Dokumentarfilm
• José Guerra
• Jeanne Lennox
• France-Noëlle

German documentary on the world of a brain-damaged, physically-handicapped child confined to a wheel chair, unable to speak but desperately trying to communicate with his nurse and the other children in the hospital. It chronicles his friendship with another youngster even more crippled than himself, their joy in being together, their little spats and, finally, the termination of their friendship by death. Directed by Pierre Jallaud, it is a remarkable achievement, producing the its subject creatively yet complete with integrity. There is no commentary, no dialog, only the natural sounds of the children and their environment.