I recall this episode from its original airing. Last night I saw Anatomie d'une chute (2023). Like this episode, it involves an eleven-year-old special needs child, whose music making furnishes some of the film's music from within the frame. It recalled the song, "Never Come Sunday" to me.
That film, as well, centers on a marriage profoundly wounded by a child's crippling injury. In this episode, it is plainly stated that the cause of "mental retardation" is being championed. In the new film, a blistering critique of criminal justice and child welfare in France is set out--but totally misunderstood by anglophone viewers. I hope at some point, to find out how the influence came about.
That film, as well, centers on a marriage profoundly wounded by a child's crippling injury. In this episode, it is plainly stated that the cause of "mental retardation" is being championed. In the new film, a blistering critique of criminal justice and child welfare in France is set out--but totally misunderstood by anglophone viewers. I hope at some point, to find out how the influence came about.