The Holy Innocents
by Gilbert Adairliterary work· published 1988
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The Holy Innocents (1988) is a novel by Scottish writer Gilbert Adair. It is about three young cinephiles: two French siblings and an American stranger who enters their world. Its themes were inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel Les Enfants Terribles (The Holy Terrors) and by the 1950 film of the same name directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
Adaptations (1)
The Holy Innocents was adapted into a 2003 film.
The Dreamers2003 · film · 115 min · dir. Bernardo Bertolucci · IMDb ↗When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.
