Summary
June, 1940. At an asylum near to Orleans, a psychopath named
Fernand is interned with his wife, Alida, and their teenage son
Julien. As the German army advances on the town, the staff
at the asylum are the first to flee, followed by their patients.
Fernand and his family take refuge on a farm where they are offered
work. Julien begins an affair with a girl called Lucie, an affair
which really could liberate him and his parents...
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Credits
- Director: Dominique Cabrera
- Script: Dominique Cabrera, Antoine Montperrin
- Photo: Hélène Louvart
- Music: Milan Kymlicka
- Cast: Miou-Miou (Alida), Jean-Pierre Léaud (Fernand), Morgan Marinne (Julien), Marilyne Canto (Colette), Julie-Marie Parmentier (Lucie), Yolande Moreau (Hélène), Gabriel Arcand (Moïse), Philippe Grand’Henry (Florent), Pascale Montpetit (Henriette), Olivier Gourmet (Médecin chef), Sophie Leboutte (Madame Rozoy), Félicien Pitsaer (Monsieur Rozoy)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 110 min
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