SPRING 2017 AT THE V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD

SPRING 2017 AT THE V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD

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Au Revoir Les Enfants (Malle, 1987)

Follow the friendship of two 12 year-old boys in a boarding school in France during World War II in Malle’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece about childhood, friendship and betrayal. A Holocaust Memorial Day Event.

The screening was followed by a discussion of the film and its themes by:

Ivan’s Childhood (Tarkovsky, 1962)

“Tarkovsky’s debut boasts one of the greatest openings in film history in the story of a scarred boy who knows nothing but war, existing as an army scout… [its] pure audacity and visual beauty are electrifying” The Guardian.

The film screening was followed by a panel discussion between the following academics and critics:

Girlhood (Sciamma, 2014)
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end prospects and the boys’ law in the neighbourhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
 
Followed by a panel discussion with:
 
  • Dr. Andrea Goddard, Consultant Paediatrician and Lead in Adolescent Medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital, London
  • Sandra Hebron, Head of Screen Studies at National Film and Television School, former Artistic Director of London Film Festival
  • Prof Danya Glaser, Visiting Professor at UCL and honorary consultant child & adolescent psychiatrist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
  • Dr Carlene Firmin MBE, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Contextual Safeguarding Research Programme at the University of Bedfordshire, Founder of MsUnderstood Partnership.