Portrait of Innocence (French: Nous les gosses) is a 1941 French comedy drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Louise Carletti, Gilbert Gil and André Brunot.[1] [2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris during the German occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It is also known by the alternative title Us Kids, and drew uncredited inspiration from Erich Kästner's novel Emil and the Detectives.[3] In 1948 Cecil Day-Lewis based his book The Otterbury Incident on the film's screenplay.

Portrait of Innocence
Directed byLouis Daquin
Written byLouis Daquin
Marcel Aymé
Maurice Hiléro
Gaston Modot
Based onEmil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner
Produced byAdrien Remaugé
StarringLouise Carletti
Gilbert Gil
André Brunot
CinematographyJean Bachelet
Edited bySuzanne de Troeye
Music byMarius-François Gaillard
Production
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Distributed byPathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 2 December 1941 (1941-12-02)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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  1. ^ Rège p.282
  2. ^ Lanzoni p.102
  3. ^ Cardullo p.135

Bibliography

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  • Cardullo, Bert (ed.) Bazin at Work: Major Essays and Reviews From the Forties and Fifties. Routledge, 2014.
  • Lanzoni, Rémi Fournier . French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present. A&C Black, 2004.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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