1 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:33,660 THE WILD CHILD 2 00:00:36,340 --> 00:00:43,620 This is a true story. It begins in a forest in France one summer day in 1798. 3 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,360 (rustling) 4 00:03:54,090 --> 00:03:58,010 It's down there! It's down there! 5 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:08,880 (dogs barking) 6 00:04:38,570 --> 00:04:39,930 Let the dogs go! 7 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,660 (howling) 8 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,050 Let's tie up the dogs! 9 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,580 Get it out of there! 10 00:08:15,220 --> 00:08:18,020 I got him! Give me something to wrap him in! 11 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,420 A feisty little thing, aren't you? 12 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,120 "Canton of St Sernin. A boy, 11 or 12 years old, 13 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,500 naked and apparently deaf and dumb, 14 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:52,270 while searching for acorns and roots to eat 15 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,400 was caught in the Caune woods by three hunters 16 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,410 as he was about to climb a tree to escape from them." 17 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,920 "Taken to a nearby hamlet..." 18 00:09:21,180 --> 00:09:23,450 If I could bring this child to Paris, 19 00:09:23,450 --> 00:09:25,000 I could examine him and establish 20 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,230 the degree of intelligence 21 00:09:27,230 --> 00:09:28,940 and the nature of ideas in an adolescent 22 00:09:28,940 --> 00:09:30,760 deprived since childhood of all education 23 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,840 because he has lived apart from his species. 24 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,440 (smashes window) 25 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:24,560 - Let's go into the barn. - The little one is in there. 26 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,160 Everybody in Paris talks about the child in the woods, 27 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,880 the Wild Boy of Aveyron. 28 00:12:11,020 --> 00:12:14,200 Public curiosity is high, and my colleagues have permission 29 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,840 from the Minister of the Interior Champagny to transfer him to Paris. 30 00:12:17,850 --> 00:12:20,110 The Journal of Debates reports that after attempting escape 31 00:12:20,110 --> 00:12:22,600 the boy was caught and is being held 32 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:23,960 at the Rodez police station. 33 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,880 Paris says we must leave this week. 34 00:12:32,990 --> 00:12:34,280 Here, come with me. 35 00:12:39,310 --> 00:12:40,920 He can't go as he is. 36 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,640 He's filthy and he smells bad. 37 00:12:59,470 --> 00:13:00,620 Dirty pig! 38 00:13:00,620 --> 00:13:03,720 Did he bite you? Let me do it. 39 00:13:05,710 --> 00:13:07,800 He's quieter with me. 40 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:09,080 He knows me. 41 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:39,420 We're fording the river. 42 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,140 Everybody out. We're fording the river. 43 00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:42,880 Passengers, get back in the carriage! 44 00:15:04,030 --> 00:15:07,150 "Apparently deaf and dumb, the child shows astonishing traits." 45 00:15:07,150 --> 00:15:09,230 "He uses his senses in reverse order." 46 00:15:09,230 --> 00:15:11,240 "The sense of smell seems most 47 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,220 developed, then taste, sight, and touch." 48 00:15:14,330 --> 00:15:16,990 "But he is getting used to human society." 49 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:20,480 "The wild boy will surely marvel at the wonders of Paris." 50 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,800 "Hopefully he will soon be able to tell us 51 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:25,600 about his strange past." 52 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,040 Reread the passage about the wonders of Paris. 53 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:34,140 "The wild boy will surely marvel at the wonders of Paris." 54 00:15:34,650 --> 00:15:38,080 Incredible, really incredible. 55 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,000 Professor, Doctor Itard, 56 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:41,820 the wild boy is here. 57 00:15:42,620 --> 00:15:45,580 - Let's go and see. - Don't be nervous. 58 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,080 He bit the doctor! 59 00:16:16,860 --> 00:16:27,320 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF MUTES 60 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,920 There's nothing left to see here! 61 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,990 Four feet seven. 62 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,980 He must be 11 or 12. 63 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,970 Skin: Fine-grained, dark. 64 00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:09,740 Face: Oval. 65 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:13,980 Eyes: Black. 66 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,820 Long eyelashes. 67 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:22,330 Hair: Brown. Chin: Rounded. 68 00:17:22,590 --> 00:17:25,960 Mouth: Medium. Tongue: Normal. 69 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:28,030 He is not tongue-tied. 70 00:17:28,670 --> 00:17:30,270 Dentition: Normal. 71 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,590 On the surface, 72 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,000 nothing out of the ordinary. 73 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,610 (doctor) Did you notice? He didn't react. 74 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,960 Seat him with his back to the door. I'll try something. 75 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:56,730 He's deaf. 76 00:17:58,940 --> 00:18:01,480 In the village, I've seen him turn around 77 00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:03,960 when a nut was cracked behind him. 78 00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:12,140 Write this: 79 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,020 "Indifferent to loud noises 80 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:18,860 whereas he turns around when a nut is cracked behind him." 81 00:18:48,890 --> 00:18:51,600 Four scars on left arm. 82 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:53,600 Scars on shoulder. 83 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,450 Two scars, right arm. Three scars, right leg. 84 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,760 Two scars, left leg. 85 00:19:00,190 --> 00:19:02,110 About 15 scars in all. 86 00:19:02,540 --> 00:19:05,420 Lacerations, abrasions. 87 00:19:05,420 --> 00:19:09,320 Mostly from animal bites. To survive, he must have had to kill. 88 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,600 All these marks are like battle scars. 89 00:19:13,070 --> 00:19:16,890 There is one that is different.Write this: 90 00:19:17,550 --> 00:19:21,360 "There is visible on the trachea 91 00:19:21,550 --> 00:19:25,080 a suture about one-quarter inch long." 92 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,360 It appears to be the scar of a wound 93 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,540 made with a sharp instrument. 94 00:19:31,260 --> 00:19:32,120 No doubt 95 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,720 whoever abandoned him meant to kill him. 96 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:36,380 Possibly. Yes, I think so too. 97 00:19:37,310 --> 00:19:38,280 Dress him. 98 00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:42,120 This is how I see it. 99 00:19:42,830 --> 00:19:45,400 They wanted to get rid of the child 100 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,160 by cutting his throat, probably with a knife. 101 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,360 They left him for dead in the woods. 102 00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:54,520 Leaves covered the wound and it healed. 103 00:19:54,910 --> 00:19:57,040 He must have been three or four. 104 00:19:57,180 --> 00:20:00,280 Younger, he couldn't have fended for himself. 105 00:20:00,650 --> 00:20:03,440 But the wound did not make him dumb, 106 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,480 however he doesn't talk. 107 00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:08,030 I think the only cause of his dumbness 108 00:20:08,030 --> 00:20:10,090 is the isolation in which he lived. 109 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:12,810 Look at him. 110 00:21:35,770 --> 00:21:37,290 Where is the wild boy? 111 00:21:49,340 --> 00:21:50,320 Oh, yes. 112 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,080 There you are. 113 00:21:56,380 --> 00:21:57,400 Let's go. 114 00:21:58,330 --> 00:21:59,480 You have visitors. 115 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,630 Some fancy visitors. 116 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:04,970 Those Parisians. 117 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,630 They all want to see you. 118 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,160 Look at your handsome visitors. 119 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:17,880 Here is the wild boy. 120 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,450 - How old is he? 121 00:22:19,450 --> 00:22:20,760 10 or 12. 122 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,180 - Can he talk? - No, he only grunts. 123 00:22:23,180 --> 00:22:25,900 - Can he hear? - We don't know. 124 00:22:25,900 --> 00:22:27,240 Please, not on the bed! 125 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,710 - Does he have parents? - He was found in the woods. 126 00:22:29,710 --> 00:22:31,480 - Will he be baptised? - What does he eat? 127 00:22:31,550 --> 00:22:34,280 Mushrooms, roots, acorns. 128 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,610 - Meat? - No. And nothing sweet. 129 00:22:37,610 --> 00:22:40,400 - I heard he attacked animals. - That's possible. 130 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,920 - His teeth are normal? - Everything's normal. 131 00:22:43,360 --> 00:22:45,360 - Is he dangerous? - Only at times. 132 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:46,720 You could be more careful. 133 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,930 I'm sorry. The visit is over. 134 00:22:49,930 --> 00:22:51,150 So soon? 135 00:22:51,150 --> 00:22:54,040 - Other people are waiting. - The papers exaggerated yet again. 136 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,800 If I'd known he was so beastly, I would have brought the children. 137 00:23:11,230 --> 00:23:12,360 Not bad. 138 00:23:20,830 --> 00:23:22,940 This way to see the wild boy! 139 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,160 You came to see the wild boy? 140 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,240 Back to bed! 141 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,280 Do it your way. 142 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,400 Quiet now! 143 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,610 - What now? - The child will die here. 144 00:24:43,610 --> 00:24:46,030 All we do is exhibit him like a freak. 145 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,600 See here, Citizen Itard. 146 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,760 The boy is an inferior being. 147 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:52,410 He's lower than an animal. 148 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:56,440 That's just the point. Animals are cared for, trained. 149 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,650 You think he can be trained? 150 00:24:58,650 --> 00:25:00,560 I don't know. I don't know. 151 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,740 But it's useless to bring him from the forest 152 00:25:03,740 --> 00:25:07,120 and lock him up as if he were being punished 153 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:08,970 for disappointing the Parisians. 154 00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:10,680 Listen to me. 155 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,440 I think he's an idiot. 156 00:25:23,980 --> 00:25:25,600 I can see no difference 157 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:29,480 between him and the poor idiots in my charge at Bicêtre. 158 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,240 You should come with me one day. 159 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,440 - We can't send him to Bicêtre. - I see no other way. 160 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,020 He can't stay here. 161 00:25:37,020 --> 00:25:41,320 It's not good for him, nor for our deaf-mute children. 162 00:25:41,450 --> 00:25:42,760 Don't you agree? 163 00:25:43,130 --> 00:25:44,780 He can't stay here 164 00:25:44,780 --> 00:25:46,760 but we can't send him to Bicêtre. 165 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,200 I don't think he's an idiot. 166 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:52,200 He's just had the misfortune of spending six, seven or eight years 167 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,680 in the forest, absolutely alone. 168 00:25:55,950 --> 00:25:58,800 In my opinion, the boy was left 169 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:02,200 and probably stabbed by his parents because he was abnormal. 170 00:26:02,300 --> 00:26:05,360 For you, his isolation made him abnormal. 171 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:06,090 Yes. 172 00:26:06,350 --> 00:26:08,250 Then why abandon him? 173 00:26:08,460 --> 00:26:12,920 Because he was illegitimate, in the way. To get rid of him. 174 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,360 Do you think you can help him? 175 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,640 Yes, I want to try to educate him. 176 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,370 I've thought about it since I first read about him in the paper. 177 00:26:21,370 --> 00:26:24,990 The authorities would have to place him in my charge. 178 00:26:24,990 --> 00:26:27,470 -You would take him to your home? - Yes. 179 00:26:27,470 --> 00:26:28,600 How would you manage? 180 00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:31,210 My housekeeper will look after him. 181 00:26:31,210 --> 00:26:34,320 I live in the outskirts of Paris, near Batignolles. 182 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:55,630 Here is the child. 183 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,040 Hello, my boy. 184 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,840 You'll be happy here. We'll take care of you. 185 00:27:02,650 --> 00:27:04,280 Madame Guerin, 186 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,280 he can't understand but we must talk to him as often as possible. 187 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:10,480 Here is the dining room. Come upstairs 188 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,920 and see the rest of house. 189 00:27:23,790 --> 00:27:26,240 I've got custody of the child. 190 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,000 Madame Guerin will be paid 191 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,480 150 francs a year to care for him. 192 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,600 I know the difficulty of our undertaking. 193 00:27:40,620 --> 00:27:43,710 What fascinates me is that all the boy's done since his arrival 194 00:27:43,710 --> 00:27:45,640 he has done for the first time. 195 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,110 He usually sniffs at everything he is given, 196 00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:02,120 but today I managed to fill his nostrils with snuff without his sneezing. 197 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,000 For the present his emotions appear unaffected. 198 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,760 Despite the ill-treatment he endured at the institute, no one ever saw him cry. 199 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,510 Doctor, it's hot enough. I couldn't stand it. 200 00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:34,280 He can. You should've seen him 201 00:28:34,430 --> 00:28:37,000 pick up glowing embers with his fingers. 202 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,840 I'm afraid he'll melt like a piece of sugar. 203 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,600 I want to soften him up. 204 00:28:42,940 --> 00:28:46,170 What he'll lose in strength he'll gain in sensitivity. 205 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,640 People from the south are more open than others. 206 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,410 It's because of the sun on their skin, the heat. 207 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,750 Doctor, I know he doesn't understand us, 208 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:58,360 but can he hear us? 209 00:28:59,550 --> 00:29:01,310 He hears us but he doesn't listen, 210 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,080 just as he sees without looking. 211 00:29:03,500 --> 00:29:06,120 We'll teach him to look and to listen. 212 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:53,880 Help yourself, Doctor. 213 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:55,640 Thank you. 214 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,210 Give me your hand. 215 00:30:07,740 --> 00:30:08,640 There. 216 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,360 Open your mouth. 217 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:17,760 That's better. 218 00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:25,440 We'll tend to that later. 219 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,150 He must learn now. 220 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,220 Hold it tight. 221 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:45,040 Open your mouth. 222 00:30:53,100 --> 00:30:54,140 Very well. 223 00:30:55,530 --> 00:30:59,960 This is your room. Your room and your bed. 224 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,470 His first pair of shoes. 225 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,170 Help me, Doctor. 226 00:31:14,030 --> 00:31:15,680 What's he afraid of? 227 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,880 He has never worn shoes. 228 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,920 He thinks they will hurt him. 229 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,880 Though he has seen shoes. 230 00:31:25,790 --> 00:31:26,600 Go ahead! 231 00:31:27,310 --> 00:31:28,700 Take a few steps. 232 00:31:28,890 --> 00:31:31,080 - Get up. - Lead him to me. 233 00:31:32,460 --> 00:31:33,370 Walk gently. 234 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:38,160 It's okay. 235 00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:43,610 Come on. 236 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,600 - Good! - You can let go of him. 237 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,600 He is becoming sensitive to temperature. 238 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,850 We show him the usefulness of clothes 239 00:32:15,850 --> 00:32:18,760 by leaving him in the cold 240 00:32:18,810 --> 00:32:20,440 with his clothes beside him 241 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,750 until he decides to put them on without assistance. 242 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,880 You can learn to light it yourself. 243 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:55,930 Oh! 244 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,840 It's nothing. It's nothing. 245 00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:58,680 (sneezes) 246 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:00,720 It's the first time I've seen him sneeze. 247 00:33:01,130 --> 00:33:02,140 Me too. 248 00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:05,120 It must be the first time. Look how frightened he is. 249 00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:09,680 Come to bed, dear. 250 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,200 Good night, Doctor. 251 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,240 Good night, Madame Guerin. 252 00:33:30,850 --> 00:33:33,960 Nothing gives him more joy than to roam in the countryside. 253 00:33:34,340 --> 00:33:36,940 I take him daily to a neighbouring estate 254 00:33:36,940 --> 00:33:39,400 where Citizen Lémeri has accustomed him to taking milk. 255 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:42,780 I precede the trips by certain preparations he may notice. 256 00:33:42,910 --> 00:33:45,280 Around four, I go in with my hat on my head, 257 00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,550 his shirt on my arm, my cane in my hand. 258 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:00,800 It is curious and moving to see the joy 259 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,000 in his eyes at the sight of hills and woods. 260 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,400 The windows barely seem wide enough for his eager gaze. 261 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,430 He leans one side to the other and shows a lively anxiety 262 00:34:10,430 --> 00:34:12,670 when the horses slacken their pace before stopping. 263 00:34:48,370 --> 00:34:51,800 Passers-by would think they're seeing a young boy like other boys, 264 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,400 except for his manner of walking, 265 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,640 so heavy since the day he put on shoes, 266 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,120 and the difficulty he has in keeping to my gait 267 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,060 and his tendency to break into a trot. 268 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:23,720 I'll give him his milk. 269 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,040 Come with me. 270 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,000 What are you looking at? 271 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,870 The wheelbarrow. Go and play with Mathieu. 272 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:17,040 No, it's OK. 273 00:36:58,390 --> 00:36:59,200 No. 274 00:36:59,750 --> 00:37:02,380 The spoon goes here. 275 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:04,360 Very good. 276 00:37:18,950 --> 00:37:20,350 What do you want? 277 00:37:20,580 --> 00:37:21,940 What are you asking of me? 278 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,450 That's his sign language. 279 00:37:23,450 --> 00:37:25,410 He's trying to tell you he's hungry. 280 00:37:25,730 --> 00:37:27,780 I noticed at the institute 281 00:37:27,820 --> 00:37:30,570 he rapped on a jug when he was thirsty. 282 00:37:31,570 --> 00:37:32,520 Come here. 283 00:37:36,810 --> 00:37:37,680 Look. 284 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,760 I'll show you something. 285 00:37:46,980 --> 00:37:48,680 You look for it. 286 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,320 I'm trying to keep his attention by various amusements 287 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,210 relating to his need for food. 288 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:54,960 Very good. 289 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:01,880 Here. 290 00:38:03,580 --> 00:38:04,760 Eat it. 291 00:39:01,260 --> 00:39:02,280 It's your turn. 292 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:36,440 What have you done?! 293 00:39:38,790 --> 00:39:40,020 Go away! 294 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:25,320 (grunts) 295 00:41:07,230 --> 00:41:09,160 Our trips are now less frequent, 296 00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,280 his fare less copious, his sleep less long and his days 297 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,560 more dedicated to education. 298 00:41:14,980 --> 00:41:17,990 By degrees, I make the game with the goblets more complex. 299 00:41:18,030 --> 00:41:21,600 I'm using an object he can't eat. For now, a lead soldier. 300 00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:23,040 Look at the soldier. 301 00:41:25,260 --> 00:41:26,320 Find him. 302 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:32,000 He was there. 303 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:42,690 Pay attention to what you're doing. 304 00:41:50,370 --> 00:41:51,440 Bravo! 305 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:54,960 I think he heard me. 306 00:41:55,260 --> 00:41:58,320 He often turns when someone speaks behind him. 307 00:41:59,620 --> 00:42:00,560 Oh! 308 00:42:00,980 --> 00:42:04,310 As if he placed the sound. Especially the sound "O". 309 00:42:04,310 --> 00:42:07,920 If he isn't deaf, perhaps he can learn to talk. 310 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:13,630 Perhaps. It takes an infant 18 months to learn a few words. 311 00:42:13,660 --> 00:42:15,260 Poor wild boy. 312 00:42:15,290 --> 00:42:18,050 - He hasn't even got a name. - You're right. 313 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:21,580 Since he is sensitive to the sound of "O", 314 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:23,580 we could find him a name with "O". 315 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:26,110 Aurêlien, Oscar, Nestor. 316 00:42:26,110 --> 00:42:27,120 (Madame Guerin) Victor. 317 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:28,880 Did you see him? 318 00:42:30,420 --> 00:42:31,620 He likes that name. 319 00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:35,320 Victor. 320 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:39,560 Good, Victor. You will be called Victor. 321 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:47,640 He is used to being called Victor. 322 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:50,680 When it is said, he turns his head or runs up. 323 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:52,960 We have agreed to exercise 324 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:54,800 his attentiveness to the sound of "O". 325 00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:07,720 May I have some water? 326 00:43:16,250 --> 00:43:18,480 The water is cool. 327 00:43:20,410 --> 00:43:21,870 I like water. 328 00:43:32,950 --> 00:43:33,880 No. 329 00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:36,000 Water. 330 00:43:38,540 --> 00:43:39,530 Water. 331 00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:41,850 Water. 332 00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:43,340 Water. 333 00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:45,820 Water. 334 00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:47,760 Give it to him. 335 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:53,560 Where I have failed with water, I may succeed with another food. 336 00:43:53,580 --> 00:43:58,540 His taste for milk has made him express himself in his own way 337 00:43:58,540 --> 00:44:01,000 on his last visit to Citizen Lémeri, 338 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:03,480 Before he left home, he hid something under his jacket 339 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:05,130 but I decided not to pay too much attention. 340 00:44:07,490 --> 00:44:08,320 Did you see? 341 00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,810 Since he broke his bowl, he thought you wouldn't give him any milk, 342 00:44:11,810 --> 00:44:13,330 so he brought his porringer. 343 00:44:31,320 --> 00:44:33,960 Wait. Ask me for some milk. 344 00:44:35,510 --> 00:44:36,960 Come, Victor. Come. 345 00:44:40,300 --> 00:44:42,920 I'd like some milk. 346 00:44:44,090 --> 00:44:44,970 Milk. 347 00:44:44,970 --> 00:44:46,900 Madame Guerin, Here is some milk. 348 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,000 No, Victor, no. Ask for it. 349 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:56,240 No. 350 00:44:56,510 --> 00:44:59,560 - Madame Guerin, I'd like some milk. - OK, Doctor. 351 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:02,540 Thank you, Madame Guerin. 352 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:04,440 Milk. 353 00:45:05,550 --> 00:45:06,520 Milk. 354 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:08,960 Milk. 355 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:11,520 Milk. 356 00:45:13,890 --> 00:45:14,850 Milk. 357 00:45:15,270 --> 00:45:16,850 Give it to him anyway. 358 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:28,120 (high-pitched) Milk. 359 00:45:29,300 --> 00:45:30,920 Very good, Victor. 360 00:45:32,580 --> 00:45:35,900 It was the first time Victor had uttered an articulate sound. 361 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,690 Madame Guerin heard it with great satisfaction, 362 00:45:39,130 --> 00:45:43,120 but I realised something that lessened this achievement. 363 00:45:43,260 --> 00:45:49,610 Only after she had poured the milk did the word escape him. 364 00:45:50,270 --> 00:45:54,880 I felt we shouldn't let it rest and waited for him to ask again. 365 00:45:57,200 --> 00:45:58,740 Victor, ask me for your milk. 366 00:45:59,700 --> 00:46:00,640 Milk. 367 00:46:01,350 --> 00:46:02,250 Milk. 368 00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:08,270 No. Wait. 369 00:46:08,810 --> 00:46:09,720 Milk. 370 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:11,350 Milk. 371 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:13,300 Look what I'm doing. 372 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:19,380 No, Victor. No. 373 00:46:30,060 --> 00:46:30,780 No. 374 00:46:49,130 --> 00:46:50,000 Milk. 375 00:46:53,140 --> 00:46:55,170 It was not what I had hoped. 376 00:46:55,170 --> 00:46:58,990 Had he said the word before the thing he desired was conceded, 377 00:46:59,310 --> 00:47:01,660 he would have grasped the use of words, 378 00:47:01,660 --> 00:47:03,760 communication would have been established, 379 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:06,120 and rapid progress would have followed. 380 00:47:06,390 --> 00:47:08,960 Instead he showed only a sign of the pleasure he experienced, 381 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,200 which was of no use to us. 382 00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:35,600 Victor has been here three months, and I see I've gone too fast. 383 00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:38,840 I must awaken his hearing, which is understandably dull. 384 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:41,820 Before, his ears served only to alert him to falling fruit 385 00:47:41,820 --> 00:47:43,720 or the approach of a dangerous animal. 386 00:48:00,860 --> 00:48:01,520 P. 387 00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:04,360 P. 388 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:10,400 U. 389 00:48:15,560 --> 00:48:16,520 Good. 390 00:48:18,450 --> 00:48:19,320 U. 391 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:25,820 O. 392 00:48:28,670 --> 00:48:29,840 O. 393 00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:34,200 A. 394 00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:38,840 A. 395 00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:44,990 E. E. 396 00:48:46,410 --> 00:48:48,240 E. E. 397 00:48:49,420 --> 00:48:50,680 Good, Victor. 398 00:48:51,460 --> 00:48:52,440 O. 399 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:03,080 (doctor hits drum) 400 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:04,520 (doctor rings bell) 401 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:06,120 (doctor rings bell) 402 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:14,680 Good, Victor. 403 00:49:38,560 --> 00:49:39,580 Good morning, Doctor. 404 00:49:40,070 --> 00:49:41,360 Good morning, Madame Guerin. 405 00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:44,330 He shelled as many as I did. 406 00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:06,300 Look at him, Madame Guerin. 407 00:50:08,180 --> 00:50:11,010 This morning I moved the objects. 408 00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:12,780 Have you noticed, Doctor? 409 00:50:12,780 --> 00:50:15,040 He has a passion for order. 410 00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:18,270 That proves his memory can be trained. 411 00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:23,330 (doctor) I'm going to see the carpenter in Batignolles. 412 00:50:28,490 --> 00:50:29,290 Oh! 413 00:50:37,480 --> 00:50:38,560 Victor. 414 00:50:39,390 --> 00:50:40,740 Look at the key. 415 00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:44,680 The scissors. 416 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:47,800 The hammer. 417 00:51:00,850 --> 00:51:02,410 No, Victor, wait for me. 418 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,200 Stay there. 419 00:51:05,700 --> 00:51:08,520 Victor, bring me the hammer. 420 00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:13,320 Victor, bring me the key. 421 00:51:14,780 --> 00:51:16,600 Victor, bring me the scissors. 422 00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:17,680 Victor! 423 00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:25,360 No, Victor, not that. 424 00:51:25,530 --> 00:51:27,280 I shouldn't have neglected 425 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:29,590 his natural inclination for order. 426 00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:36,760 Victor, hang the things up. 427 00:51:50,770 --> 00:51:52,090 Very good, Victor. 428 00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:52,810 Here. 429 00:51:56,010 --> 00:51:56,760 Drink. 430 00:51:59,430 --> 00:52:01,990 Victor has always shown a marked preference for water, 431 00:52:01,990 --> 00:52:05,020 and the way he drinks it shows he finds great pleasure in it. 432 00:52:05,720 --> 00:52:07,210 He stands near the window, 433 00:52:07,210 --> 00:52:08,730 gazing upon the countryside, 434 00:52:08,730 --> 00:52:10,320 as if in this moment 435 00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:14,520 this child of nature sought to reunite the two blessings 436 00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:16,400 to survive his loss of freedom - 437 00:52:16,550 --> 00:52:19,380 a drink of pure water and the sight of sunlight on the countryside. 438 00:52:35,260 --> 00:52:37,910 I want to avoid Victor making each arrangement by memory, 439 00:52:37,910 --> 00:52:41,280 and I achieve this by constantly changing the drawings around. 440 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:44,450 Victor, look over here. 441 00:52:45,980 --> 00:52:46,970 Victor. 442 00:52:47,780 --> 00:52:48,680 Victor! 443 00:52:49,970 --> 00:52:52,450 Look carefully, Victor. 444 00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:07,240 Victor. 445 00:53:07,570 --> 00:53:08,360 Come... 446 00:53:11,040 --> 00:53:12,100 Victor? 447 00:53:14,890 --> 00:53:17,200 Victor! Madame Guerin, have you seen Victor? 448 00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:20,170 No, Doctor. I thought he was with you. 449 00:53:20,280 --> 00:53:21,560 He has disappeared. 450 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:22,670 Victor! 451 00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:25,080 Victor! 452 00:53:27,640 --> 00:53:28,600 Victor! 453 00:53:37,530 --> 00:53:38,800 For an interminable moment 454 00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:40,000 I thought what I'd dreaded 455 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,680 since Victor came to live with us had happened: 456 00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:46,400 That his fancy for the freedom of the fields had prevailed 457 00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:49,000 over his newfound needs and burgeoning affection. 458 00:53:49,180 --> 00:53:50,080 Victor! 459 00:53:53,360 --> 00:53:54,210 Victor! 460 00:53:55,720 --> 00:53:58,970 A rustle in the tree made me look up to the highest branches. 461 00:54:02,990 --> 00:54:04,660 Victor, what are you doing up there? 462 00:54:04,660 --> 00:54:06,320 Come down and study. 463 00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:19,680 Very good, Victor! 464 00:54:20,140 --> 00:54:21,320 Here's your water. 465 00:54:24,100 --> 00:54:25,360 Here's your water. 466 00:54:33,940 --> 00:54:34,920 Victor. 467 00:54:37,330 --> 00:54:39,560 I decided to complicate this gross system 468 00:54:39,560 --> 00:54:42,580 of comparison by another more difficult. 469 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:46,240 I placed around the drawing the letters that spell the object, 470 00:54:46,270 --> 00:54:49,080 then erased the drawing, hoping Victor would look at the word 471 00:54:49,080 --> 00:54:52,230 as continuing to represent the object for him. 472 00:54:57,450 --> 00:54:58,230 Go on. 473 00:55:00,440 --> 00:55:01,340 Go on. 474 00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:04,720 It's the same as before. 475 00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:12,370 Madame Guerin! 476 00:55:16,470 --> 00:55:17,460 - Madame Guerin! - What's wrong? 477 00:55:17,460 --> 00:55:18,430 He's sick, I think. 478 00:55:18,490 --> 00:55:20,330 He's exhausted. 479 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:23,920 - Doctor, his nose is bleeding.- Yes. 480 00:55:25,650 --> 00:55:27,740 No, I'll take care of him. 481 00:55:35,120 --> 00:55:36,490 I made a big mistake. 482 00:55:36,490 --> 00:55:39,070 I know now if he hasn't understood, it is my fault. 483 00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:43,990 There is a great distance between drawing and spelling an object. 484 00:55:43,990 --> 00:55:47,110 At this stage the difficulty for Victor is insurmountable. 485 00:55:47,780 --> 00:55:49,560 I must seek a way better suited 486 00:55:49,560 --> 00:55:51,280 to his undeveloped faculties 487 00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:55,150 whereby each obstacle mastered prepares him for the next one. 488 00:55:55,520 --> 00:56:00,040 I had a carpenter make an alphabet in wooden letters. 489 00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:12,110 Victor quickly learned to put the letters in order, 490 00:56:12,110 --> 00:56:14,000 but I've seen he has a trick. 491 00:56:14,200 --> 00:56:16,360 He piles up the letters under the board 492 00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:18,170 in reverse order. 493 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:22,800 That's fine, Victor. 494 00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:24,430 You have invented a device 495 00:56:24,430 --> 00:56:27,500 which allows you to forgo memory and discernment, 496 00:56:27,600 --> 00:56:28,400 but I don't mind. 497 00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:31,080 It is a tribute to your intelligence. 498 00:56:31,080 --> 00:56:32,470 Here. Drink. 499 00:56:35,470 --> 00:56:37,130 Now, to work. 500 00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:03,000 Madame Guerin! 501 00:57:05,540 --> 00:57:06,500 Victor. 502 00:57:08,670 --> 00:57:10,830 Calm down, Victor. Calm down. 503 00:57:11,520 --> 00:57:12,600 Calm down. 504 00:57:15,350 --> 00:57:17,760 Calm down.Come on, my little one. 505 00:57:17,760 --> 00:57:19,000 Calm down 506 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:23,600 His tantrums are so frequent. 507 00:57:23,600 --> 00:57:25,520 His tantrums are your fault. 508 00:57:26,710 --> 00:57:28,840 You make him study from morning to night. 509 00:57:30,260 --> 00:57:34,080 You turn his only pleasure into exercises. 510 00:57:34,150 --> 00:57:36,260 His meals, his walks, 511 00:57:36,410 --> 00:57:37,360 everything. 512 00:57:37,710 --> 00:57:40,320 You want him to catch up in one fell swoop. 513 00:57:40,680 --> 00:57:42,980 He works ten times more than a normal child. 514 00:57:43,320 --> 00:57:45,750 You're right. I'll make his walks longer. 515 00:58:32,990 --> 00:58:34,080 (squeals) 516 00:59:15,120 --> 00:59:18,740 Victor has been here seven months and I'm not sure I can keep him. 517 00:59:18,760 --> 00:59:20,760 Madam Guerin has been in tears all day. 518 00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:24,010 I must go to Paris to plead the boy's cause to His Excellency. 519 00:59:24,080 --> 00:59:27,570 Citizen Pinel has persuaded the administration 520 00:59:28,140 --> 00:59:31,680 that the idiot children he observed at Bicêtre Hospital 521 00:59:31,680 --> 00:59:35,260 share traits with the Wild Boy of Aveyron, 522 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:38,760 and therefore Victor isn't capable of being sociable 523 00:59:38,760 --> 00:59:41,980 and nothing can be hoped for by continuing his education. 524 01:00:11,520 --> 01:00:14,670 His Excellency was unable to see me. I remain worried. 525 01:00:51,230 --> 01:00:53,120 That's your way of talking. 526 01:00:53,820 --> 01:00:55,600 But language is also music, Victor. 527 01:00:57,050 --> 01:00:58,320 Perhaps you will learn. 528 01:01:13,520 --> 01:01:16,420 Put the new letters in the right places. 529 01:01:19,290 --> 01:01:20,000 Good. 530 01:01:21,270 --> 01:01:24,140 No, not the alphabet. Victor. No. 531 01:01:25,030 --> 01:01:26,400 You're mistaken, Victor. 532 01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:28,680 Begin again. 533 01:01:32,200 --> 01:01:33,180 Pick them up. 534 01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:49,770 Victor, into the closet! 535 01:01:53,720 --> 01:01:55,360 (banging continues) 536 01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:06,280 Victor's rages often stop us in the midst of our work. 537 01:02:06,380 --> 01:02:09,170 I remedy them not by gentleness, which one cannot rely on, 538 01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:11,080 but by disturbing methods 539 01:02:11,080 --> 01:02:13,350 Boerhave used at Harlem Hospital. 540 01:02:13,880 --> 01:02:16,000 Yet I must not overdo the use of the closet. 541 01:02:16,040 --> 01:02:17,340 If this method fails, 542 01:02:17,340 --> 01:02:19,850 I fear all such treatment will be useless. 543 01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:26,670 Come, Victor. 544 01:02:29,240 --> 01:02:31,610 Don't cry, Victor. Don't cry. 545 01:02:32,150 --> 01:02:33,160 You can do it. 546 01:02:34,010 --> 01:02:35,000 Come on. 547 01:02:42,320 --> 01:02:43,960 Come on. You can do it. 548 01:02:45,450 --> 01:02:46,240 Good! 549 01:02:51,400 --> 01:02:52,320 Good, Victor. 550 01:02:59,160 --> 01:03:01,200 It's for you when you're done. 551 01:03:05,820 --> 01:03:06,680 Good. 552 01:03:14,690 --> 01:03:17,360 Today, for the first time, Victor wept. 553 01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:34,200 Good morning, Victor. 554 01:03:34,730 --> 01:03:35,800 Look at me. 555 01:03:36,600 --> 01:03:37,760 Madame Guerin? 556 01:03:41,190 --> 01:03:43,840 - Did I do it right? - Yes, Doctor. 557 01:03:44,470 --> 01:03:46,220 - Milk. - Milk. 558 01:03:46,820 --> 01:03:47,640 There. 559 01:03:48,240 --> 01:03:49,120 Victor, 560 01:03:49,360 --> 01:03:51,200 I know you can write it. 561 01:03:58,510 --> 01:04:00,330 Listen, Victor. Pay attention. 562 01:04:16,700 --> 01:04:17,680 Milk. 563 01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:18,680 Good. 564 01:04:25,120 --> 01:04:26,400 See you later, Madame Guerin. 565 01:05:35,520 --> 01:05:44,010 MILK 566 01:05:46,600 --> 01:05:48,080 Ready, Victor? 567 01:05:49,060 --> 01:05:49,870 A. 568 01:05:50,600 --> 01:05:51,400 E. 569 01:05:51,990 --> 01:05:52,720 I. 570 01:05:53,400 --> 01:05:54,190 O. 571 01:05:54,900 --> 01:05:55,680 U. 572 01:05:56,280 --> 01:05:58,360 Very good, Victor. Very good. 573 01:05:59,730 --> 01:06:01,850 I. No, Victor. 574 01:06:02,080 --> 01:06:03,880 Don't laugh, Victor. I. 575 01:06:05,270 --> 01:06:07,000 Don't laugh, Victor. O. 576 01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:08,880 No, Victor. 577 01:06:10,160 --> 01:06:11,000 O. 578 01:06:11,840 --> 01:06:12,800 No, Victor. 579 01:06:13,320 --> 01:06:14,160 U. 580 01:06:15,050 --> 01:06:16,410 No, Victor! No! 581 01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:19,630 Are you cying? Go ahead. Cry. 582 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:21,450 I give up. 583 01:06:23,120 --> 01:06:24,370 I'm wasting my time with you. 584 01:06:24,370 --> 01:06:26,270 Sometimes I'm sorry that I know you. 585 01:06:26,590 --> 01:06:28,180 I'm discouraged, Victor... 586 01:06:28,800 --> 01:06:30,280 and disappointed. 587 01:06:33,570 --> 01:06:35,720 Had I not known his limits, 588 01:06:35,720 --> 01:06:37,720 I'd have thought he understood. 589 01:06:37,720 --> 01:06:39,210 I had barely spoken 590 01:06:39,210 --> 01:06:42,110 when I saw his chest heaving noisily 591 01:06:42,110 --> 01:06:44,790 and a stream of tears falling from underneath the blindfold. 592 01:06:51,200 --> 01:06:55,210 Now, ready to renounce the task I had imposed upon myself, 593 01:06:55,210 --> 01:06:58,610 seeing the time I'd wasted and how deeply I regretted having known him, 594 01:06:58,610 --> 01:07:00,790 I condemned the curiosity of the men who had wrenched him away 595 01:07:00,790 --> 01:07:03,420 from his innocent and happy life. 596 01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:05,800 Don't cry, Victor. 597 01:07:07,260 --> 01:07:08,680 Don't cry, Victor. 598 01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:22,510 -Doctor, Itard? -Yes. 599 01:08:22,510 --> 01:08:24,490 - A letter for you. - Thank you. 600 01:08:29,480 --> 01:08:33,020 "The care you have taken of the child known as the Wild Boy of Aveyron, 601 01:08:33,060 --> 01:08:36,000 the changes which have taken place, those still expected, 602 01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:39,360 and the interest which so strange a fate inspires 603 01:08:39,360 --> 01:08:42,800 recommend him to the attention of science and the government's protection." 604 01:08:43,050 --> 01:08:46,330 "His Excellency has decided to renew the annual pension 605 01:08:46,330 --> 01:08:49,520 accorded to Madame Guerin for the care given to your pupil." 606 01:08:50,260 --> 01:08:52,710 Madame Guerin! Good news! 607 01:10:00,050 --> 01:10:01,200 Good, Victor. Good. 608 01:10:01,640 --> 01:10:03,360 You are Victor. 609 01:10:04,890 --> 01:10:06,680 Yes, it's the same. 610 01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:09,960 Victor is you. 611 01:10:10,460 --> 01:10:12,360 Victor is you. Do you understand? 612 01:10:13,950 --> 01:10:14,770 Do you understand? 613 01:10:14,800 --> 01:10:18,380 He doesn't, yet each day brings fresh proof of his intelligence. 614 01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:22,370 Madame Guerin, did you make this? 615 01:10:22,470 --> 01:10:23,520 No, Doctor. 616 01:10:23,720 --> 01:10:25,500 - Victor made it.- Victor? 617 01:10:25,730 --> 01:10:28,410 - It's the old leg-of-lamb holder.- It's a chalk holder. 618 01:10:28,810 --> 01:10:29,950 He made it himself. 619 01:10:29,960 --> 01:10:32,840 - Wonderful! - Indeed. 620 01:10:35,670 --> 01:10:38,440 Did you make this, Victor? 621 01:10:39,650 --> 01:10:40,300 Yes. 622 01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:43,820 Very well. It's magnificent. 623 01:10:43,820 --> 01:10:45,520 Congratulations. I am very happy. 624 01:10:46,480 --> 01:10:49,840 Victor just invented something. Victor is an inventor. 625 01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:55,890 One must have suffered all the anguish of such teaching, 626 01:10:55,980 --> 01:10:59,100 followed and directed this child in his laborious progress, 627 01:10:59,120 --> 01:11:02,590 from the first act of attention to this spark of imagination, 628 01:11:02,720 --> 01:11:04,430 to comprehend the joy I feel. 629 01:11:04,430 --> 01:11:07,130 Forgive me for presenting with a degree of ostentation 630 01:11:07,130 --> 01:11:08,960 a fact so simple and ordinary. 631 01:11:10,280 --> 01:11:11,440 Pay attention, Victor. 632 01:11:12,610 --> 01:11:14,840 Book, scissors, picture. 633 01:11:24,430 --> 01:11:26,060 Brush, key, bell. 634 01:11:31,200 --> 01:11:32,730 Scissors, glass, book. 635 01:11:35,780 --> 01:11:37,190 Hammer, comb, box. 636 01:11:38,520 --> 01:11:40,000 Book, brush, candlestick. 637 01:11:40,740 --> 01:11:42,430 Bell, quill, book. 638 01:11:43,230 --> 01:11:44,750 Comb, key, bell. 639 01:11:45,600 --> 01:11:47,010 Bell, candlestick, glass. 640 01:11:47,010 --> 01:11:48,360 Key, brush, comb. 641 01:11:49,590 --> 01:11:50,960 Comb, key, bell. 642 01:11:52,330 --> 01:11:53,950 Box, hammer, glass. 643 01:12:01,820 --> 01:12:03,110 Here you are, Victor. Drink. 644 01:12:04,750 --> 01:12:06,960 When he succeeds, I reward him. 645 01:12:06,960 --> 01:12:08,440 When he fails, I punish him. 646 01:12:08,600 --> 01:12:12,080 Yet I can't say I have inspired a sense of justice in him. 647 01:12:12,790 --> 01:12:15,950 He obeys me and corrects himself out of fear or hope of reward 648 01:12:15,970 --> 01:12:18,400 and not out of a sense of moral order. 649 01:12:20,870 --> 01:12:22,960 To obtain less ambiguous results, 650 01:12:22,960 --> 01:12:25,520 I must do an abominable thing. 651 01:12:30,260 --> 01:12:33,060 I will test Victor's heart with a flagrant piece of injustice 652 01:12:33,060 --> 01:12:34,490 by punishing him for no reason 653 01:12:34,600 --> 01:12:37,600 after he succeeds right before my eyes. 654 01:12:38,100 --> 01:12:40,950 By putting him forcibly in the dark closet, 655 01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:43,790 I shall administrate punishment as odious as it is unjust 656 01:12:43,830 --> 01:12:46,970 precisely to see if his reaction is one of rebellion. 657 01:12:57,020 --> 01:12:57,960 Victor. 658 01:13:02,120 --> 01:13:03,600 Book, key. 659 01:13:04,430 --> 01:13:06,090 Book, key. 660 01:13:06,120 --> 01:13:06,880 Go. 661 01:13:24,780 --> 01:13:26,140 What is that, Victor? 662 01:13:27,440 --> 01:13:28,520 What is that? 663 01:13:28,520 --> 01:13:30,720 To the closet! 664 01:13:31,370 --> 01:13:32,440 Go, Victor! 665 01:13:32,560 --> 01:13:33,370 Go! 666 01:13:35,300 --> 01:13:35,990 Go. 667 01:13:38,350 --> 01:13:40,400 Go, Victor! Go. 668 01:13:40,760 --> 01:13:41,760 Go, go. 669 01:13:44,670 --> 01:13:46,040 Victor, that's good. 670 01:13:46,600 --> 01:13:47,760 You're right. 671 01:13:51,440 --> 01:13:52,960 You're right to rebel. 672 01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:03,460 I wish that my pupil could have understood me at this moment. 673 01:14:03,470 --> 01:14:07,360 I would have told him that his bite filled my soul with joy. 674 01:14:07,680 --> 01:14:09,360 How could I rejoice half-heartedly? 675 01:14:09,480 --> 01:14:11,920 I had evidence that what is just and unjust 676 01:14:11,920 --> 01:14:13,710 was no longer alien to Victor's heart. 677 01:14:14,040 --> 01:14:16,320 By provoking the sentiment, 678 01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:18,880 I had elevated the savage man 679 01:14:18,880 --> 01:14:21,920 to the stature of a moral being by the most noble of his attributes. 680 01:14:28,030 --> 01:14:32,780 Victor has been deprived of his outings for I am bedridden with rheumatism. 681 01:14:33,040 --> 01:14:34,590 Madame Guerin has called Dr. Gruault, 682 01:14:34,590 --> 01:14:38,500 forgetting that Victor hates the presence of a visitor in the house. 683 01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:40,490 So, Doctor? 684 01:14:40,840 --> 01:14:43,260 Your pulse is normal. It's just a cold. 685 01:14:43,270 --> 01:14:46,020 Just stay indoors a few days. 686 01:14:46,430 --> 01:14:48,320 Thank you. I hope that... 687 01:14:48,500 --> 01:14:51,110 Victor. Victor. 688 01:14:51,110 --> 01:14:54,610 Our young friend has put an end to our consultation. 689 01:14:55,400 --> 01:14:56,290 Goodbye. 690 01:15:00,360 --> 01:15:03,000 I can't take you, Victor. 691 01:15:03,260 --> 01:15:06,070 Listen, Victor. Listen. 692 01:15:06,930 --> 01:15:08,600 I can't take you for a walk. 693 01:15:08,600 --> 01:15:11,230 I'm ill. I am going to see the doctor. 694 01:15:11,310 --> 01:15:12,560 You stay here. 695 01:15:13,560 --> 01:15:14,290 Go on. 696 01:15:24,640 --> 01:15:26,760 (Madame Guerin) Victor, go and get some water. 697 01:17:02,790 --> 01:17:05,480 (clucking) 698 01:17:18,480 --> 01:17:20,040 (dog barks) 699 01:17:44,390 --> 01:17:45,790 My hen! 700 01:17:45,790 --> 01:17:47,480 My hen! 701 01:17:47,590 --> 01:17:49,730 Help! Thief! 702 01:17:58,520 --> 01:18:01,280 (cart approaches) 703 01:18:21,680 --> 01:18:23,570 I believe we shall see Victor no more. 704 01:18:24,040 --> 01:18:28,240 I can affirm to His Excellency he had full use of his senses. 705 01:18:28,390 --> 01:18:31,840 He furnished constant proof of attention and memory. 706 01:18:31,950 --> 01:18:34,140 He could compare, discern and judge, 707 01:18:34,140 --> 01:18:38,040 and apply his understanding to objects used in his instruction. 708 01:18:38,240 --> 01:18:41,480 This child of the woods endured the confinement of apartments 709 01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:44,380 and all the happy changes came about in nine months. 710 01:18:44,380 --> 01:18:46,240 Unfortunately, Victor has escaped... 711 01:18:57,240 --> 01:18:58,270 Victor. 712 01:19:00,570 --> 01:19:01,550 Victor! 713 01:19:03,620 --> 01:19:05,010 Come here, Victor. 714 01:19:10,950 --> 01:19:12,320 Madame Guerin! 715 01:19:14,240 --> 01:19:17,040 Madame Guerin! Victor is back! 716 01:19:17,040 --> 01:19:19,440 -Who brought him? - No one. He came by himself! 717 01:19:19,720 --> 01:19:21,200 My boy. 718 01:19:21,480 --> 01:19:23,960 My boy has come home all by himself! 719 01:19:24,290 --> 01:19:26,830 You're in tatters, but you're here. 720 01:19:39,140 --> 01:19:41,610 I'm glad that you came home. 721 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:44,370 Do you understand? This is your home. 722 01:19:45,110 --> 01:19:47,610 You're no longer a wild boy, even if you're not yet a man. 723 01:19:48,440 --> 01:19:51,660 Victor, you're an extraordinary young man 724 01:19:51,660 --> 01:19:53,560 with great expectations. 725 01:19:53,890 --> 01:19:56,720 Madame Guerin, take him up to rest. 726 01:20:03,930 --> 01:20:05,990 Later we'll resume our lessons. 727 01:20:15,740 --> 01:20:17,740 Subtitles by xyj.