Claude Berri commented that his film was primarily a study of Lucie and Raymond's relationship irrespective of the political events going on around them. To me this was the central weakness of the film. It seemed to be more an examination of 1990s French attitudes towards masculinity than an exploration of two people's love for each other amidst a major conflict. The courage and bravery of people in wartime is treated as being of secondary importance to the love affair.
Review of Lucie Aubrac
