Françoise Dolto, le désir de vivre (2008)
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Josiane Balasko, Maxime Berger, Paul Barge, Milan Argaud, Philippe Laudenbach, Chantal Banlier
In the aftermath of the Second World War, child psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto helps two boys navigate difficult lives.
The story
Set just after the Second World War, the film follows Claude, a 10-year-old boy whose parents were Communist Resistance fighters and whose mother died at Auschwitz, and Ben, 14, whose mother is a prostitute and whose father is a petty Jewish crook. Both boys face the difficulties of living in the postwar period and receive help from Françoise Dolto. Through their experiences, alongside those of other children, the film presents the distinctive nature of Dolto’s work in child psychoanalysis.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Set just after the Second World War, the film follows the lives of Claude, a 10-year-old boy whose parents were Communist Resistance fighters and whose mother died at Auschwitz, and Ben, 14, whose mother is a prostitute and whose father is a petty Jewish crook. They receive help from Françoise Dolto as they grapple with the difficulties of living. Through them and other children, the film reveals the distinctive nature of the work in child psychoanalysis carried out by the famous French psychoanalyst.
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