Amusing and fun scenes in which rival gangs of young french kids enjoin in constantly escalating battles that ultimately entails the removal of the buttons from the clothes of captured losers. In the countryside of france, two groups of boys from the rural villages of longeverne. Louis pergaud 22 january 1882 8 april 1915 was a french writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as animal stories due to his featuring animals of the franchecomte in lead roles. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern french countryside. Mais, cette fois, leur guerre va prendre une tournure inattendue. Their war is a tradition that passes from father to son and without a motive but the rivalry between the peasants. Level a2 common european framework of reference for languages beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. Boys from neighboring french villages engage in an elaborate, playful game of war in which the victors take the buttons from the clothes of the losers. The french resistance came in all shapes and sizes 1960. The ongoing war between two rival groups of kids during the nazi occupation of france mirrors the larger events of world war ii. Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, whos jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local nazi sympathisers. The story takes place in march 1944 in a small french village. It describes the war between two gangs from rival villages.
With eric elmosnino, mathilde seigner, fred testot, alain chabat. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of whats happening. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. War of the buttons 2011 christophe barratier film wikipedia. A schoolteacher by profession, pergaud louis pergaud was a french writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as animal stories due to his. With laetitia casta, guillaume canet, jean texier, ilona bachelier. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The second reboot of the original 1912 novel and 1962 film to hit french screens within a week, this version transplants the action to 1944 vichy france. It has been reprinted more than 30 times, and is included on the french high school curriculum. War of the buttons 2011, france, directed by christophe barratier and.
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