Forbidden Games (Criterion) (1952) Rating: Starring: Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Francois Boyer, Rene Clement, Francois Boyer Director: Rene Clement Category: Avant Garde, Foreign, Classics, Classics Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 85 mins Want to buy?           The Criterion Collection, A Continuing Series of Important Classic and Contemporary Films A timeless evocation of childhood innocence corrupted, René Clément's Forbidden Games tells the story of a young girl orphaned by war and the farm boy she joins in a fantastical world of macabre play. At once mythical and heartbreakingly real, this unique film features astonishing performances by its child stars and was honored with a special foreign language film Academy Award in 1952.