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Simone: Woman of the Century

Original title: Simone, le voyage du siècle
  • 2022
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.7K
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Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies.
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Explores the life of Simone Veil -- the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist -- through a series ... Read allExplores the life of Simone Veil -- the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist -- through a series of non-chronological memoriesExplores the life of Simone Veil -- the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist -- through a series of non-chronological memories

  • Director
    • Olivier Dahan
  • Writer
    • Olivier Dahan
  • Stars
    • Elsa Zylberstein
    • Rebecca Marder
    • Élodie Bouchez
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Olivier Dahan
    • Writer
      • Olivier Dahan
    • Stars
      • Elsa Zylberstein
      • Rebecca Marder
      • Élodie Bouchez
    • 13User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Elsa Zylberstein
    Elsa Zylberstein
    • Simone Veil (1968-2006)
    Rebecca Marder
    Rebecca Marder
    • Simone Jacob (1942-1967)
    Élodie Bouchez
    Élodie Bouchez
    • Yvonne Jacob
    Judith Chemla
    Judith Chemla
    • Madeleine Jacob, dite Milou (1941-1952)
    Olivier Gourmet
    Olivier Gourmet
    • Antoine Veil (1974-2006)
    Mathieu Spinosi
    • Antoine Veil (1946-1962)
    Philippe Lellouche
    Philippe Lellouche
    • Serge Klarsfeld
    Bastien Bouillon
    • Pierre Jampolsky
    Lubna Azabal
    Lubna Azabal
    • Hafsia Hamdad
    François Rollin
    • Directeur prison Fresnes
    Antoine Chappey
    • Jean-Émile Jeannesson
    Antoine Gouy
    Antoine Gouy
    • Jean-Paul Davin
    Lucie Rouxel
    • Ginette Cherkasky (adolescente)
    Esther Valding
    • Marceline Rozenberg (adolescente)
    Jennifer Decker
    Jennifer Decker
      Hannah Levin
      Camille Rutherford
      Camille Rutherford
      • La jeune héroïnomane
      Sylvie Testud
      Sylvie Testud
      • Marceline Rozenberg (adulte)
      • Director
        • Olivier Dahan
      • Writer
        • Olivier Dahan
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      • Trivia
        To make the actors look like the people they're playing, some sacrifices had to be made:
        • actress Elsa Zylberstein took on 18 pounds for the role, and spent weeks trying to imitate Simone Veil's speech pattern;
        • actress Rebecca Marder listened to Veil's speeches two hours a day during 5-6 months and watched a lot of archive footage, and had a lot of makeup and prosthetics on her nose, cheeks and eyebrow arches;
        • actor Olivier Gourmet had to endure five hours of makeup every morning before shooting.
      • Soundtracks
        Les Roses Blanches
        Music by Léon Raiter
        Lyrics by Charles L. Pothier

      User reviews13

      Featured review
      10/10

      Inspirational and Emotional

      It is always hard to make a movie about someone who as done so much for humanity in every aspect, putting this in 2h20 is a real challenge. The movie is not perfect there is alot that could have been better, but it is still worth watching. There are some really beautiful parts of it too.

      It is a carousel of emotions and history.

      Knowing the history of Veil which is an endless inspiration, this movie showed some very beautiful and unique moments of her life. It was a mix of hope and melancholy, yet sometimes a little too overplayed and staged.

      The movie was showing someone so strong and intellectual in her most vulnerable moments.

      The camera also very intense at moments and the focus on the lighting not so bad either.
      • brikenave
      • Nov 21, 2022
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      • Release date
        • October 12, 2022 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Official site
        • Official Site (Japan)
      • Languages
        • French
        • Hebrew
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Simone Veil, a Woman of the Century
      • Filming locations
        • Hungary
      • Production companies
        • Marvelous Productions
        • France 2 Cinéma
        • France 3 Cinéma
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $19,198,587
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 20 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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