Jeux interdits
"War ... and how it affects the lives of our children"
Forbidden Games - Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Paulette
Brigitte Fossey
Motivation
Seeking a sense of security and a way to "keep company" for her dead dog and, by extension, her parents, to prevent them from being truly lost.
Character Arc
Paulette moves from a state of total catatonic shock to finding a morbid but vital purpose in her cemetery, only to be cast back into despair and anonymity when she is separated from Michel at the end.
Michel Dollé
Georges Poujouly
Motivation
An emerging love and protective instinct for Paulette, combined with a rebellion against his father's authority and the dullness of peasant life.
Character Arc
Michel shifts from a mischievous farm boy to a devoted protector who sacrifices his own relationship with his family and his social standing to fulfill Paulette's wishes.
Father Dollé
Lucien Hubert
Motivation
Maintaining his social standing and winning a petty feud with his neighbor, Gouard, while managing his farm during the war.
Character Arc
Remains largely static, embodying the provincial stubbornness and greed that contrast with the children's spiritual searching.