Suite française (2015)
Directed by Saul Dibb

Drama / Romance / War
aka: Suite Française

Film Synopsis

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...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Saul Dibb
  • 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

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