Le Sagouin

Le Sagouin — Plot

In the 1930s, in a village in Gironde, Guillou, a young boy in need of affection, nicknamed the Sagouin, unhappy and in need of affection, leads a life of anguish and sadness in a sinister castle. He exasperates his mother who sees in him only the hated reflection of a husband she only married to become a baroness. Thanks to the kindness of the village teacher, Guillou glimpses for a moment the existence of another world, of gentleness and tenderness.

• Release date
• January 27, 1972
• Runtime
• 85 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Serge Moati

Le Sagouin — Cast

Marie-Christine Barrault Léone Muse Dalbray Grandmother Gilles Laurent Guillou Malka Ribowska Paule Andrée Tainsy 'Fraulein' Daniel Villattes Henri Virlogeux Galeas Michel Vitold Bordas