Les Petits chats (1965) Directed by Jacques R. Villa
Drama
aka: Wild Roots of Love
Film Synopsis
A gang of young girls from a modern apartment block in the suburbs
decide to adopt a small river island as their secret hideaway.
Here, they befriend Michèle, a lonely adolescent girl who lives
on the island. When Michèle is told by her teacher that
she must leave the island, she lets slip the secrets that the girls
have confided in her...
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.