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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 6

While the core romantic conceit may be familiar (...) the blurred lines and conflicted loyalties with which Dibb and Charman grapple are rewardingly complex and disarmingly compassionate.

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Cast & Crew

Saul Dibb
Director
Saul Dibb
Writer
Lambert Wilson
As Viscount Montmort
Heino Ferch
As Major
Kristin Scott Thomas
As Madame Angellier
Harriet Walter
As Viscountess Montmort
Michelle Williams
As Lucille Angellier

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Suite Française is a historical romance film set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The movie follows the story of Lucile Angellier, a young woman whose husband has been taken prisoner by the Germans. Lucile lives with her controlling mother-in-law, who runs a boarding house for refugees. When a group of German soldiers arrives in their town, Lucile is forced to shelter an officer named Bruno von Falk in her home. Despite initial resistence, Lucile and Bruno develop a powerful love for each other that leads them into the tragedy of war. The film explores themes of love, survival, and moral ambiguity during times of conflict.

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