Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn), Kristin Scott Thomas (The Invisible Woman) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) lead this...
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn), Kristin Scott Thomas (The Invisible Woman) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) lead this WWII drama about a taboo romance between a French villager and a German soldier in Nazi-occupied France. From the director of The Duchess.
While awaiting news of her POW husband, Lucile (Williams) and her controlling mother-in-law (Thomas) remain stationary in their home as Parisian refugees and German soldiers populate their village. When the two are introduced to German officer Bruno von Falk (Schoenaerts), they initially ignore any unnecessary contact with him. But Lucile and Bruno share a similar state of mind which draws them together, one that Madame Angellier does not approve of…
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76 %45 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
69 %1,934 reviewsAudience score rating
"Clumsy storytelling decisions {...} can't entirely get in the way of a good story..."
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Variety
Variety"A much-admired text is respectfully brought to the screen in a film that nonetheless struggles under the burden of its war movie clichés."
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Total Film
Total Film"A wide array of characters come at the expense of depth - but it's a knotty, thoughtful piece of work nonetheless."
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Time Out
Time Out"Well-played and divertingly handsome..."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Has sturdy production values, a tony cast and middlebrow tastefulness up the wazoo, but barely any soul, bite or genuine passion."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Sterling performances lift the occasionally soapy storyline in this semi-successful adaptation."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineSuite Française | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong language, strong violence
- Runtime
- 107
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, War
- Country of origin
- UK, France, Canada
