The Wild Child
“At last an adult film to which you can take your children.”
DramaHistory
In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impaired, he is relegated to an asylum. A young doctor named Jean Itard becomes convinced that the boy has normal mental capacity, but that his development was hindered by lack of contact with society. He brings the boy home and begins an arduous attempt at education over several years.
VIBE
A quiet, observational study of a doctor's patient efforts to civilize a feral child. It's a deeply humanistic, yet often clinical, look at the struggle for connection and the very definition of being human.
introspectivemelancholichopefulclinicalslow-burnperiod dramaarthouseobservationalminimalistnature vs. nurturehumanitycommunicationisolation
experimentsouthern franceferal childpunishmentdoctorbased on memoir or autobiographyrewardtantrumwild child18th centurysign languages
