Fiction short films

ENFANTILLAGES (Childish thngs)

George FREEDLAND
1950
Version : French, English, German, Dutch
Duration : 22'
Format : 35 mm. - 16 mm. - Béta SP - DVCam - Mpeg4
Black & white
Scriptwriter : George FREEDLAND
Producer : ARMOR Films - Fred ORAIN
Country France
Music VAN HOOREBEKE
Picture Jacques MERCANTON
Stage set Alpe d'Huez ski resort in winter
Archive footage - Snowball fight between children,
- Telephone conversations using crank telephones.

In a ski resort in the Alps (L’Alpe d’Huez), children from different countries have come together for a winter holiday in the snow, and despite their language differences, they understand each other perfectly. They build snow castles and have snowball fights, but immediately make up and help each other. Thanks to this understanding, they all win the snowcastle grand prize together. As for the parents, they all take the side of their own child. But that’s another story…