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Director:
Jacques Renard
Writers:
Sophie Goupil (writer)
Jacques Renard (writer)
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Release Date:
3 April 1985 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husband Victor... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Miou-Miou ... Blanche
Sandrine Bonnaire ... Marie
Gérard Klein ... Victor
Patrick Chesnais ... Germinal
María Casares ... Louise
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Paul Archie ... Man with tracts
Coralie Baillet ... Fernande's child
Julia Baillet ... Fernande's child
Melanie Baillet ... Fernande's child
Christian Blanc ... Henri
Jacques Bonnaffé ... Louis
Annick Brard ... Nun
Clémentine Célarié ... Fernande
Philippe Clévenot ... Commissioner Benoist
Coquillette ... Florist
Marie-Hélène Dasté ... Honorine Cailloux
Bruno Devienne ... Kleber
Serge Dominique ... Franc tireur
Jean-Michel Dupuis ... The priest
Philippe Faure ... An illegal
Aurelia Fayemendie ... Fernande's child
Didier Flamand ... Orion
Pierre Forget ... Leon
Joseph Freminet ... Responsible FFI
Axel Ganz ... German officer at prison
Hito Jaulmes ... Gilbert
Hagen Laveau ... Young german soldier
Olivier Martin ... Officer of S.S.
Vincent Martin ... Gustave
Jurgen Mash ... German officer at search
Isabelle Mergault ... Odette
Maguy Millac ... Emilie
Philippe Minyana ... Antoine
Philippe Polet ... Merlo
Anny Romand ... Madame Lancelot
Anne-Cécile Sabas ... Nicole
Véronique Silver ... The physician
Josiane Stoléru ... Alfreda
Cécile Vassort ... Woman at police
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blanche and Marie (International: English title)
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Runtime:
92 min | Argentina:95 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Certification:
Argentina:16
Filming Locations:
Angoulême, Charente, France
Company:
Canal+ more

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A different point of view of the resistance movement, 18 September 2009
10/10
Author: Wolfgang E. Ott from Germany

This film is completely different from the usual stories describing WW II and the "resistence".

The story describes the usual life during the war as seen from a female point of view and this makes it unique. The main actors Blanche and Marie are wonderfully impersonated by Miou Miou and Sandrine Bonaire.

It is a slow process which leads them to the resistance movement. They experience day by day the cruelty of the German occupants and their willing French helpers. Nobody can be sure that his neighbor is working for the German GESTAPO or SS. In this climate the women feel that they can't stand apart but that they rather have to act and support the movement.

One scene of the film of which I think is important, shows the cynicism of the Nazis: An exhibition which should demonstrate the inferiority of the Jewish "race". A certain shape of the nose, ears, eyes, etc. should prove that the Aryans are superior to all other people in the world.

In this atmosphere of fright and uncertainty the women become an important link in the chain of resistance. And they fight with "female" weapons and are more than tough even if they are tortured.

This film is very important because he shows that not only men but (maybe first of all) also women have had a good share in the French resistance movement. A very realistic movie which is worth while to be watched.

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