The Holy Innocents (Adair novel)

First edition (publ. Heinemann)

The Holy Innocents (1988) is a novel by Gilbert Adair of three young cinephiles: two French siblings and an American stranger who enters their world. Its themes were inspired[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Enfants Terribles, Les". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014.