TY - GEN N2 - Dramatized account of Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard's efforts to civilize a young boy who was discovered living wild in a forest. The boy, named Victor, becomes increasingly divided between his longing for the wilderness and his new life with the doctor. Itard, whose teaching strategies survive today in the Montessori Method, is unsure whether he is helping a savage become human or turning a forest child into a semi-civilized idiot. AB - Dramatized account of Dr. Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard's efforts to civilize a young boy who was discovered living wild in a forest. The boy, named Victor, becomes increasingly divided between his longing for the wilderness and his new life with the doctor. Itard, whose teaching strategies survive today in the Montessori Method, is unsure whether he is helping a savage become human or turning a forest child into a semi-civilized idiot. T1 - L'enfant sauvage DA - 2001. CY - Santa Monica, CA : AU - Truffaut, François. AU - Gruault, Jean. AU - Cargol, Jean-Pierre, AU - Seigner, Françoise. AU - Villé, Paul. AU - Fabre, Pierre, AU - Dasté, Jean, AU - Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard, CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - MGM Home Entertainment, PP - Santa Monica, CA : LA - fre LA - French language soundtrack (mono) with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. PY - 2001. N1 - Aspect ratio, 1.66:1; theatrical release format. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1969 by Les Films du carrosse; digital video transfer by United Artists in 1970. N1 - Based on memories of Victor de l'Aveyron by Jean Itard. N1 - Special features include: original theatrical trailer in English ; scene selections. ID - 314031 KW - Feral children SN - 0792850386 SN - 9780792850380 TI - L'enfant sauvage ER -