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Suite Francaise
Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940';s, Suite Française tells the story of Lucille Angellier waits for news of her husband, along with her domineering mother-in-law. When a regiment of German soldiers arrive in the town, they soon move into the villagers'; homes. Lucille tries to ignore Bruno, the German commander who has been posted at her house, but she soon falls in love with him.
1958, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
24 May 1960, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
8 December 1977, Antwerp, Belgium
13 January 1982, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
3 August 1958, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
24 September 1950, London, England, UK
10 February 1982, Berlin, Germany
8 January 1980, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
18 August 1963, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
9 September 1980, Kalispell, Montana, USA
2 July 1990, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
12 November 1978, Bucharest, Romania
12 January 1964, London, England, UK
1947, Surrey, England, UK
12 July 1949, Liverpool, England, UK
7 February 1959, Baudour, Belgium
26 November 1945, UK
December 23, 2015
Michelle Williams offers interesting acting work yet again in this impecably produced love story. [Full review in Spanish]July 02, 2015
What could be all-too-familiar here is mostly fresh and engaging, thanks to understated storytelling and a great cast.February 22, 2016
There's little indication that this story requires a telling, or at least a telling by people with such didactic inclinations.December 08, 2015
Concentrated, very focused, with a great recreation of the time period and Kristin Scott Thomas unleashing her talent with overpowering precision, the movie is a good proposal amidst the current wave of WWII revisionism. [Full Review in Spanish]January 02, 2016
Dibb's tribute to the author is honourably meant. But his crude distortions do her novel a grave disservice.July 03, 2015
A sturdy enough but ultimately overpolite entry into the classic wartime women's melodrama, in which war's impact on the lonely heart is nearly as devastating as the havoc wreaked on limb and landscape.July 02, 2015
As doomed wartime romances go, the film doesn't offer anything particularly original. But with palpable tension and poignancy, Suite Francaise is fine filmmaking well worth watching.December 30, 2015
This movie engages the viewer from the beginning due to the great performances, the production design and the chemistry between Michelle Williams and Schoenaerts. [Full Review in Spanish]March 09, 2015
This nuanced, compelling film offers a close-up portrait of a northern French village forced to host a garrison of Nazi soldiers.December 08, 2015
Based on the novel by Irene Nemirovsky, it has humanized nazis and amoral frenchmen. [Full review in Spanish]March 10, 2015
Iffy scripting decisions can't thwart the romantic allure of this handsomely crafted, sincerely performed wartime weeper.