Le Sagouin (1972)

8.5/10 • 85 min • Drama

Overview

In the 1930s, in a village in Gironde, Guillou, a young boy in need of affection, nicknamed the Sagouin, unhappy and in need of affection, leads a life of anguish and sadness in a sinister castle. He exasperates his mother who sees in him only the hated reflection of a husband she only married to become a baroness. Thanks to the kindness of the village teacher, Guillou glimpses for a moment the existence of another world, of gentleness and tenderness.

Cast

Marie-Christine Barrault

Léone

Muse Dalbray

Grandmother

Gilles Laurent

Guillou

Malka Ribowska

Paule

Andrée Tainsy

'Fraulein'

Daniel Villattes

Henri Virlogeux

Galeas

Michel Vitold

Bordas

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