The Children (Les Enfants) 39 years old

Ernesto, a seven-year-old boy who has the body of a thirty-year-old man, decides, upon attending his first day of school, that he no longer wishes to attend, because he does not wish to be taught matters that he does not know.

Credits

The Children Cast

Name Character
Daniel Gélin He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Enrico
Pierre Arditi He was 40, now 79 years old as Le journaliste
André Dussollier He was 39, now 78 years old as Le directeur d'école
Martine Chevallier She was 32, now 71 years old as Nicole
Axel Bogousslavsky He was 48, now 87 years old as Ernesto
Tatiana Moukhine She was 63, now 102 years old as Natasha

The Children Crew

Name Department
Carlos d'Alessio as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (56) years old when He died Sound
Marguerite Duras as Director. She was 71 (81) years old when She died Directing
Marguerite Duras as Writer. She was 71 (81) years old when She died Writing
Christian Gasc as Costume Design. He was 39 (now 78) years old Costume & Make-Up
Jean Mascolo as Writer. He was 37 (now 76) years old Writing
Jean-Marc Turine as Writer. He was 38 (now 77) years old Writing
The Children poster
The Children (39 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 01, 1985
  • Runtime: 94 minutes