Oscar et la dame rose (2009) Directed by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Drama
aka: Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Film Synopsis
Oscar, a ten-year-old-boy, is staying in a hospital for sick
children. Neither his doctors nor his parents have the courage to
tell him the truth about his illness. Only Rose, the
down-to-Earth woman who delivers the pizzas, can bring herself to
communicate openly with him. Seeing the young boy's distress,
Rose suggests they play a game. They will pretend that every day
in the hospital counts for ten years in the world outside. That
way, Oscar will be sure to live a full life, whatever the
outcome. To learn what Oscar is feeling, Rose persuades him to
write a letter to God each day. As a result, Rose and Oscar
become the closest of friends, but neither could have imagined the
extent to which their friendship will affect both of their lives...
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.
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
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.