France in the summer of 1940. As she awaits news of her husband
after he has been made a prisoner-of-war, Lucile Angellier finds that
she herself is a prisoner, confined to her home under the ever-watchful
eye of her mother-in-law. Following the arrival of the German
army in their village, the two women have no choice but to accommodate
a Nazi officer, Bruno von Falk. Despite her best efforts to avoid
the young lieutenant, Lucile finds herself irresistibly drawn to
him...
Script: Matt Charman,
Saul Dibb,
Irène Némirovsky (novel)
Cinematographer: Eduard Grau
Music: Rael Jones
Cast: Michelle Williams (Lucile Angellier),
Kristin Scott Thomas (Madame Angellier),
Margot Robbie (Celine Joseph),
Eric Godon (Monsieur Joseph),
Deborah Findlay (Madame Joseph),
Ruth Wilson (Madeleine Labarie),
Sam Riley (Benoit Labarie),
Vincent Doms (Young Priest),
Simon Dutton (Maurice Michaud),
Diana Kent (Madame Michaud),
Themis Pauwels (Anna),
Alexandra Maria Lara (Leah),
Nicolas Chagrin (Father Bracelet),
Clare Holman (Marthe),
Bernice Stegers (Madame Perrin),
Lambert Wilson (Viscount de Montmort),
Harriet Walter (Viscountess de Montmort),
Paul Ritter (Monsieur Dubois),
Tom Schilling (Lieutenant Kurt Bonnet),
Heino Ferch (Major)
Country: UK / France / Belgium
Language: English / German
Support: Color
Runtime: 107 min
Aka:Suite Française
The history of French cinema
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.