Summary Bullied。by。his。matriarchal。mother,。abused。by。his。siblings,。ignored。by。his。father,。Poil。de。Carotte's。childhood。is。as。miserable。as。it。could。be.。 An。illegitimate。child,。he。is。the。main。reason。for。the。enmity。which。exists。between。his。parents,。who。continue。to。live。together。just。to。keep。up。appearances.。In。the。end,。Poil。de。Carotte's。suffering。becomes。more。than。he。can。bear... Review Drawing。heavily。on。the。poignant。novel。by。Jules。Renard。on。which。it。is。based,。Poil。de。carotte。is。a。modest。yet。appealing。film。which。has。stood。the。test。of。time。mainly。because。of。the。quality。of。its。acting。performances。and。its。inherent。humanity.。It。is。more。memorable。than。Julien。Duvivier's。earlier。silent。version。of。1925,。also。named。Poil。de。Carotte. The。part。of。Poil。de。Carotte。was。played。by。11。year。old。Robert。Lynen,。who。was。alleged。to。have。been。discovered。whilst。walking。down。the。Champs-Elysées。in。Paris.。Lynen。is。totally。captivating。and。the。film。made。him。an。instant。star,。launching。what。looked。like。becoming。a。very。promising。film。career。–。until。he。was。shot。dead。whilst。fighting。against。the。Germans。in。1944.。 Harry。Baur,。a。legendary。stage。and。film。actor。(who。also。died。during。World。War。II,。allegedly。at。the。hands。of。the。Gestapo),。also。turns。in。a。typically。fine。performance.。 The。reconciliation。between。father。and。son。at。the。end。of。the。film。provides。its。most。enduring。image,。enough。to。melt。the。heart。of。all。but。the。most。stoical。of。spectators.