Der Krieg der Knopfe 1962
Der Krieg der Knopfe 1962
La guerre des boutons (original title)
1h 30min | Comedy | 18 April 1962 (France)
Storyline
The school boys of two villages in France are fighting. Their trophy are the buttons they will snatch from the enemy. This fight will bring those kids to everlasting friendship…eventually.
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French cinema has a great ability in conducting films set in childhood, with ambiguous and great messages that are a clear example of an allegory of important values such as friendship and cooperation. Clément already done similar work in “Jeux interdits” (1951). a notorious film of great educational content. In 1962, Yves Robert performs similar work, which shows those important and universal values through children’s minds. Both films look the same, and has to his credit an ambiguous anti-war message, but Clément chose a much more raw and dramatic opposite Yves Robert offered us this magnanimous work.
” La guerre des boutons ” is a song and an allegory to childhood, where curiosity and innocence are the most characteristic attributes having children. We do see the world we know each and every one of us, but from his innocent look, with much more easy going. That’s where all the power comes from this movie, because its protagonists playing war according to the letter all its rules, with a greater sense of loyalty and honor that which is contemplated in the true conflict.
Its approach is exquisite and original. It is a great portrait antiwar, where a larger sample of securities by children from adults.
“La guerre des boutons” is a wonderful faraway ode to childhood, a nostalgic trip to the past in which we become children an hour and a half, where everything was discovered, in which the games were serious things. It’s a kid’s movie but its strength lies in its universal character, not a story just for kids, it’s for everyone.
Director: Yves Robert
Writers: Louis Pergaud (novel), François Boyer (adaptation)
Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru
Country: France
Language: French
Release Date: 23 May 1963 (Hungary)
Also Known As: War of the Buttons
Filming Locations: Armenonville, Bailleau-Armenonville, Eure-et-Loir, France
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In this unusual anti-war comedy-drama, a class of French schoolboys divides into two factions who begin to battle each other, with the victors claiming the buttons off the clothes of the vanquished. One day, one of the groups of boys pull a strategic coup by running into battle naked, therefore leaving their enemies nothing to steal if the naked group should lose. However, after the stunning victory of the naked group, one of their number turns traitor to the other side, helping them plot a secret attack that leaves the recent champions in defeat. The informer is eventually found out and punished for his crimes, so he takes the matter to a higher authority and tells his parents he’s been beaten up by bullies. Soon Mum and Dad are making trouble for their son’s schoolmates, with the culprits facing a stay in reform school.
“THE WAR OF THE BUTTONS” was written and directed by Yves Robert who had a distinguished career both in front of and behind the camera in the French cinema. Among an excellent cast, little nine years old Martin Lartigue is an absolute stand out as Petit Gibus (Little Gibus), and steals ever scene in which he appears, especially one where a man gets him drunk on a bottle of Calvados wine, which is hilarious. There is a running gag involving him where he’s always late for the battles because he stopped off to go to the toilet. In the naked attack scene, he’s way behind them again and is running naked along a woodland track, wooden sword in one hand and his other hand holding his genitals, shouting his friends names to no avail. Disappointed, he says, as he does throughout the film: “I knew I shouldn’t have went!” and turns around and heads back to where he left his clothes.
By nature of the scene in the story where one gang of boys goes into battle naked, there is some child nudity in the film, which was far more acceptable in a Continental film in 1962 than it would be today, but it’s all as discreetly photographed as possible.
Although released in France in April, 1962, it was not given a release in Great Britain until June, 1966 and was passed by the British Board of Film Censors with an ‘X’ certificate, not just because of the nudity, but for the risque language in some of the English sub-titles. Example: Petit Gibus gleefully to his friends as they are discussing what to do with a boy from the rival gang whom they have captures and tied him to a tree: “Let’s cut off his zizi (penis)”.
When the film was originally released, a Philips LP of the soundtrack music was released with a full colour cover showing Martin Lartigue running throught the woods naked holding a wooden sword in his right hand and holding his genitals in his left hand. Imagine the uproar if that LP cover was released today. The film is available on a French Region 2 DVD, but without English sub-titles. However, I am informed that English sub-titles for the film can be downloaded off the internet.
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