Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant with Michel Simon: DVD Cover

    Le Vieil Homme et l'Enfant
    a.k.a. The Old Man and the Boy, The Two of Us Director: Claude Berri Cast: Michel Simon, Alain Cohen, Charles Denner, Roger Carel

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/12/2007
    • Original Release: 1968
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 6,225

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    New, restored high-definiton digital transfer; Le Poulet (1962), director Claude Berri's Oscar-winning short film; New video interviews with Berri and Miche Simon; Excerpt from "The Jewish Children of Occupied France," a 1975 French talk-show segment featuring Berri and the woman who helped secure his family's safety during World War II; Original theatrical trailer; New improved English subtitle translation; Plus: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Sterritt, an appreciation of the film by François Truffaut, and excerpts from Berri's memoir

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Two of Us
    1. Claude Langmann [6:06]
    2. Understanding the Situation [7:39]
    3. "L-O-N-G-U-E-T" [3:50]
    4. First Meal [4:52]
    5. Checking for Cooties [3:30]
    6. "The Goose Is Cooked" [4:23]
    7. Mass, Billiards, and Blackouts [5:26]
    8. Sticks and Stones [5:03]
    9. True Confidants [6:11]
    10. Today's Lessons [7:12]
    11. Scared of Being a Jew [5:01]
    12. The Farmer's Daughter [3:38]
    13. "Three Cheers or Wine!" [6:12]
    14. Postcard to Dinou [4:55]
    15. The Two of Us [4:44]
    16. Kinou [3:50]
    17. Good-Byes [4:59]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Having been forced into minor parts for several years by a debilitating illness, veteran film actor Michel Simon made a triumphant return to leading roles in the charming, poignant The Two of Us (Le Vieil Homme et L'Enfant). Simon plays a likeable old soak with one significant character flaw: he is a flagrant anti-Semite. During the Nazi occupation of Paris, 8-year-old Jewish lad Alain Cohen is sent to the country, there to live with the parents of his family's Catholic friends. One of those parents is, inevitably, Simon. Taking a liking to Alain, and unaware that the boy is Jewish, Simon attempts to introduce the lad to the doctrine of anti-Semitism. The boy plays along with the old man, teasing him about his prejudices. Despite their obvious philosophical differences, Simon and Alain form a strong and affectionate bond. Director Claude Berri, whose films have often touched upon the Jewish experience in France, once more draws from his own experiences to weave a sensitive, seriocomic scenario. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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