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Elle s'appelait Sarah

  • 20102010
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 51m
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7.5/10
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Kristin Scott Thomas and Charlotte Poutrel in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
In modern-day Paris, a journalist (Kristen Scott Thomas) finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.
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In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,203
116
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner
    • Writers
      • Tatiana De Rosnay(novel)
      • Serge Joncour(screenplay)
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • Mélusine Mayance
      • Niels Arestrup
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner
    • Writers
      • Tatiana De Rosnay(novel)
      • Serge Joncour(screenplay)
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • Mélusine Mayance
      • Niels Arestrup
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Sarah's Key: U.S. Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
    Sarah's Key: U.S. Trailer
    "Confronting Sarah's Son"
    Clip 0:54
    "Confronting Sarah's Son"

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    Kristin Scott Thomas in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Mélusine Mayance in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas and Mélusine Mayance in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas and Charlotte Poutrel in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Kristin Scott Thomas in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Mélusine Mayance and Paul Mercier in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Mélusine Mayance in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Mélusine Mayance in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
    Mélusine Mayance in Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)

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    Kristin Scott Thomas
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    • Julia Jarmond
    Mélusine Mayance
    Mélusine Mayance
    • Sarah
    Niels Arestrup
    Niels Arestrup
    • Jules Dufaure
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Bertrand Tezac
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Édouard Tezac
    Dominique Frot
    Dominique Frot
    • Geneviève Dufaure
    Natasha Mashkevich
    Natasha Mashkevich
    • Mme Starzynski
    Gisèle Casadesus
    Gisèle Casadesus
    • Mamé
    Aidan Quinn
    Aidan Quinn
    • William Rainsferd
    Sarah Ber
    • Rachel
    Arben Bajraktaraj
    Arben Bajraktaraj
    • M. Starzynski
    Karina Hin
    • Zoé
    James Gerard
    James Gerard
    • Mike Bambers
    Joseph Rezwin
    • Joshua
    • (as Joe Rezwin)
    Kate Moran
    Kate Moran
    • Alexandra
    Paul Mercier
    • Michel Starzynski
    Alexandre Le Provost
    • Policier en civil
    Serpentine Teyssier
    • Gardienne immeuble
    • Director
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner
    • Writers
      • Tatiana De Rosnay(novel)
      • Serge Joncour(screenplay)
      • Gilles Paquet-Brenner(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was the most successful French movie in the Netherlands, due to the popularity of the book on which this movie was based, until The Intouchables (2011) took the record.
    • Goofs
      During the dance scene with Sarah and her future husband, the music playing is a trumpet muted. The band shown have their trumpets un-muted, which would sound like a normal trumpet.
    • Quotes

      Julia Jarmond: And so I write this for you, My Sarah. With the hope that one day, when you're old enough, this story that lives with me, will live with you as well. When a story is told, it is not forgotten. It becomes something else, a memory of who we were; the hope of what we can become.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK Blu-ray release has approx 9 minutes cut from the film compared to the French version.
    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #6.38 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      La Java Bleue
      Music by Vincent Scotto

      Lyrics by Georges Koger and Noël Renard

      Performed by Fréhel

      Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd

      All rights reserved

    User reviews86

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Harrowing
    An American journalist in Paris embarks on a story about the Holocaust and discovers connections between the past, her present marriage and her unborn child. Beginning as an article on the 1942 roundup of Jews in France as they were sent off to Auschwitz, it soon becomes a journey of self-discovery as the protagonist stumbles upon a terrible secret of a family forced out of their home and a young girl called Sarah who makes an impulsive decision to leave her younger brother locked in a cupboard. A film about the Holocaust is certain to be moving, but the circumstances in this one are harrowing, the truth astonishing, and the coincidences as unbelievable as the tragedy itself. It is a journalist's quest to dig up the lives of others and unleash the truth, but this film show the price of these actions. Sarah's Key takes us from Paris to Brooklyn to Florence and ultimately to the centre of the heart – showing that even the truth has its cost. And the sadness, as much as we try to unlock it, can never be erased.
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    FAQ1

    • The place she is walking through - museum?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Spain)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Italian
      • German
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • Sarah's Key
    • Filming locations
      • Rue Nélaton, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Hugo Productions
      • Studio 37
      • TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,693,187
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $115,708
      • Jul 24, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,792,815
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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