Whoa. I guess I've seen him in The Hunger and Forever Young. Don't remember him in either, though.

My missing choices....

1965 Edward Albert in The Fool Killer
1964 Didier Haudepin
1963 Luke Halpin in Flipper (as heretical as it may seem, I didn't particularly like the original Lord of the Flies, perhaps I should rewatch now that it's on DVD)

1962  Kolya Burlyayev in My Name is Ivan or Ivan's Childhood or Ivanovo detstvo or whatever it's called in your country .  
I would also give special mention to Sean Scully for his work in Almost Angels and most especially The Prince and the Pauper.

What do you have for 1961?
I don't seem to remember any of these:

The Innocents, Martin Stephens
The Island, Japan
Misty, David Ladd
A Summer to Remember (Seryozha), Russia

Well, definitely no argument for the 1965 pick, Diego Puente in  "Cronica de un Nino Solo".  In fact, it could easily be the best of the decade, (all things considered).

For 1964, it's difficult to choose one better than Didier Haupin's great film.... however there is a nice short film (26 minutes) from the Czech Republic that is definitely a challenge to the throne, "Dobrodruzstvi S Nahym Klukem" (Adventure With A Naked Boy), although it's impossible to remember or spell his name.   Another very nice film from Russia in 1964 is "Armiya Tryosoguzki"  starring Viktor Kholmogorov, which is a favorite in the dvd collection.  And of course another favorite from 1964, is "Tini zabutykh predkiv"  (Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors), starring a very young Dzyurha.

Definitely L.O.T.F. for 1963.  Yet, just a bit of personal affection for a local film, "Bébert et L'Omnibus" with Martin Lartigue.

Oddly enough, just watched the 1962 favorite on Tuesday evening.... "Ivanovo Detstvo".   But unfortunately, it cannot top "La Guerre Des Boutons", again with Lartigue.

1961, well personally it isn't possible to go with Martin Stephens in "The Innocents".  It's a great job of acting, granted.  But how can it possibly outshine Vova Semyonov in "Nakhelenok" ?!?!?  This is one of the best motion pictures starring a boy ever made, and is absolutely unforgettable, hence receives at least one vote for best actor and film of 1961!

And now for the film that is next up on the list, (1960)..... are there any better films than Boris Barkhatov in "Seryozha" (A Summer to Remember)?  Very touching drama.

I might be out of order in my year but I just remembered a great performance by a Russian boy actor in the 1983 film "Detskiy sad" (aka Kindergarten). The tape I saw has English subtitles.
It stars 11 or 12 year old Sergei Gusak as Zhenia, a refugee from the Germans as they advance on Moscow in World War II.

"A spacious and exuberant film-poem from director/writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko tells the semi-autobiographical tale of a young boy tramping across Russia during World War II with his trusty violin."

Someday, when I have enough time to find my old VHS tape of this movie, I will make caps and post them.

1957

Tommy Kirk (& Kevin Corcoran)

nicolas wrote on 22. Dec 2008 at 00:55:


True, but I do offer an opinion on all years.

1958 Not being or understanding any Russian, I have to opt for David Ladd in The Proud Rebel over Paul Petersen in Houseboat. I really would like to see Dva Fyodora however...

1957 Rex Thompson in All Mine to Give over Colin Petersen in The Scamp.

This puts us at 1956 where I would choose Kevin Coughlin in Storm Center over Jon Whiteley in The Spanish Gardener.

It's a subject which I have already treated on another forum. Here is my list year by year from 1980 to 2007.

2007 : Thomas Sangster, "la Dernière Légion" (The last Legion).
2006 : Alessandro Morace, "Libero".
2005 : Freddie Highmore, "Charlie et la Chocolaterie" (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).
2004 : Jimmy Bennett, "le Livre de Jérémie" (The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things).
2003 : Elle Fanning, "Ecole Paternelle" (Daddy Day Care).
2002 : Aaron Johnson, "Tom & Thomas".
2001 : Haley Joel Osment, "A.I. Intelligence Artificielle".
2000 : Jamie Bell, "Billy Elliot".
1999 : Haley Joel Osment, "Sixième Sens" (The Sixth Sense).
1998 : Vinícius de Oliveira, "Central do Brasil".
1997 : ???
1996 : Jake Lloyd, "Décroche les Étoiles" (Unhook the Stars).
1995 : ???
1994 : Elijah Wood, "The War".
1993 : David Gallagher, "Allô Maman c'est Noël" (Look Who's Talking Now).
1992 : Macaulay Culkin, "Maman, j'ai encore râté l'avion" (Home Alone 2).
1991 : Philippe Maron, "Jacquot de Nantes".
1990 : Macaulay Culkin, "Maman, j'ai râté l'avion" (Home Alone).
1989 : Henry Thomas, "Valmont".  
1988 : Benoît Magimel, "La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille".
1987 : Franck Ayas, "Le Solitaire" and Christian Bale, "l'Empire du Soleil" (Empire of Sun).
1986 : Guido Cella, "Mino" (Mino, il piccolo alpino).
1985 : Sean Astin, "Les Goonies" (The Goonies).
1984 : Hunter Carson, "Paris, Texas" and Jeremy Licht "The Next One".
1983 : ???
1982 : Henry Thomas, "E.T., l'Extraterrestre".
1981 : ???
1980 : ???