Review of Forbidden games (2015) by Nick M — 14 Mar 2008

Dit is een hele oude, maar hele mooie Franse film. Een meisje geraakt in de oorlog haar ouders kwijt en wordt opgenomen in een gezin. Maar ze kan de dood van haar ouders en hondje eigenlijk niet verwerken.

Mooi...

This review of Forbidden games (2015) was written by Nick M on 14 Mar 2008.

Forbidden games has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Forbidden games

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Sean H (887) on 17 Sep 2010

What I thought was going to be a pretentious and boring old French film turns out to be a sweet and refreshing wartime drama…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Jeff D (723) on 04 Mar 2011

As I've said before stories with children in major roles are always a gamble for me…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Lene . (137) on 25 Apr 2009

What a very sad, depressing opening. I like that they created a cemetary for animals but the kid was also killing animals just to bury them…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Wellington O (69) on 11 Nov 2012

It's all about Brigitte Fossey's performance. That sad look in her face while she is scratching her cheek... So true and tender…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Hossein N (107) on 16 Aug 2009

Jul 09 - A masterpiece…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Mark A (1,301) on 26 Sep 2011

A quiet little film that explores how children respond when in a terrifying situation outside of their control…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Apr 2015

[It] has gone from the exemplar of what expressive narrative filmmaking could be to something more elegiac: This is what it now rarely even…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Benoît R (142) on 18 May 2010

Extremely moving French film directed by Rene Clement…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Rachel B (871) on 23 Sep 2009

Heart-wrenching examination of the effects of traumatic violence on children. Really really well done…

Read Review

Review of Forbidden games (2015)

By Jenner S (6) on 14 Aug 2010

Powerful, well-done & moving account of two children just outside Paris in Occupied France…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall (2007)

By Cameron D (235) on 18 Feb 2012

Legends performing legendary music! Long live RJD, long live Tony Iommi, Long Live Sabbath! or Heaven & Hell for legal purposes…

Read Review

Review of American Valhalla (2017)

By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 16 Jul 2017

Rather than speak to the camera about working with his hero, Homme reads from a journal of the experience, leaching much of the impact out…

Read Review

Review of To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 (2015)

By Benjamin H. Smith (30) for Decider (264) on 20 Dec 2017

At just under an hour and half, the documentary never lost my attention or had me checking how much time was left, and perhaps most importantly,…

Read Review

Review of Concert for George (2003)

By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 15 Dec 2003

Anyone who remembers Harrison fondly will enjoy this musical tribute, though it assumes a level of familiarity with Harrison's associates that…

Read Review

Review of Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)

By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 06 Sep 2019

Robertson, a deeply talented musician and songwriter who is still working today, is a fascinating subject, but the really compelling stuff…

Read Review

Review of Roger Waters: Us + Them (2019)

By Mark Keizer (225) for Variety (12,700) on 09 Oct 2019

A sonically superior if sometimes draggy affair that earns its stripes by affirming the timelessness of Waters’ thematic concerns and proving…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Forbidden games

2015

83%129 Reviews

Irish Jam

2006

49%30 Reviews

Donnie Brasco

1997

69%688 Reviews

Love & Basketball

2000

78%409 Reviews

The Loneliest Planet

2012

55%129 Reviews

Beer League

2006

54%276 Reviews

Branded to Kill

1967

76%164 Reviews

Song of the South

1946

64%310 Reviews

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

2009

54%194 Reviews

Bridge of Spies

2015

78%1,121 Reviews