Poetic Film Review: Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits, 1952)

In the realm of ordinary life, where shadows dwell,
A film of darkness emerges, a story to tell.
Forbidden Games, a masterpiece, born of war's despair,
Reveals the hidden horrors, beyond compare.

Two children, Paulette and Michel, lost and alone,
In a world of death and destruction, their hearts made of stone.
Their bond, a coping mechanism, a game to ease their pain,
Yet, as the darkness deepens, innocence is but in vain.

The film, rejected by France, yet hailed by America's eyes,
A tale of rural poverty, of a world that's lost its guise.
The Dollés family, poor and unsophisticated, a world apart,
Yet, in their innocence, a mirror of a broken heart.

René Clément's direction, a neorealism that's true,
The black-and-white cinematography, a world that's lost its hue.
"Romance Anónimo" plays on, a melancholy tune,
As the horrors of war are revealed, a story that's not soon.

Forbidden Games, a classic, yet far from perfect, indeed,
Its themes of hidden horrors, a lesson we must heed.
In a world of darkness, where shadows roam,
This film reminds us, that innocence is never home.

(Note: The review in its original form can be read here.)

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