The Wild Child (1970)
Directed by François Truffaut · Cinematography by Néstor Almendros
G83 min57 frames
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At last an adult film to which you can take your children.
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The Wild Child — official trailer
What is The Wild Child about?
In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.
The Wild Child is a 1970 French historical drama film co-written, directed by, and starring François Truffaut. It is based on the true events regarding Victor of Aveyron, a late 18th-century French child who spent the first eleven or twelve years of his life with little or no human contact.
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What does the cinematography of The Wild Child look like?
Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of The Wild Child leans on medium shots (51% of the sample) and wide compositions (25%). Cinematographer Néstor Almendros keeps 64% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 75% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 64% of the frames.
What is the color palette of The Wild Child?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Wild Child (1970) are #050505, #898989, #4a4a4a, #cdcdcd, #2f2f2f, #adadad — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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More films by François Truffaut
- Antoine and Colette (1962)
- Bed & Board (1970)
- Day for Night (1973)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- Jules and Jim (1962)
- La Peau Douce (The Soft Skin) (1964)
- Love on the Run (1979)
- Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
- Shoot The Piano Player (Tirez Sur Le Pianiste) (1960)
- Small Change (1976)
- Stolen Kisses (1968)
- The 400 Blows (1959)
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