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Film Reviews: The child is father to the filmmaker in "Childhoods," an entertaining re-creation of incidents in the lives of several revered auteurs by a series of lesser-known French helmers. Inevitably, the six segs vary in quality, but the combination of homage, drama and parlor game will appeal to movie buffs. Other auds may feel left out of the loop as, without prior knowledge of the subject's work, some episodes could seem baffling. Pic, which has already played some Gallic festivals, goes out in France in mid-May. Offshore, more fest slots are assured.

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