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There are quite a few British films from the 1950s that include POV of the child; Mandy (1952, A. Mackendrick) about a deaf child learning to speak, Tiger Bay (1959, J. Lee Thompson) where the girl played by Hayley Mills befriends a murderer, The Rocking Horse Winner (1949, A. Pelissier) which includes some good scenes from the boy's perspective of the (maternal) house, The Yellow Balloon (1952, J. Lee Thompson) about the relationship between a small boy and a murderer which includes a cracking scene where the adult stalks the boy through the disused underground. Great Expectations, The Spanish Gardener, The Fallen Idol ... The Go-Between (1970) Lord of the Flies Someone mentioned The Apple and a lot of Iranian cinema uses allegorical storytelling to evade the censor, and children as a vehicle for this, try Dance of Dust, 1991 or The White Balloon 1996. Melanie * * * * *** Film-Philosophy Email Discussion Salon. After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosopy to: [log in to unmask] For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. ***