From
Claude Berri, the director of “Jean de Florette,”
comes a film which celebrates one woman’s bravery in occupied
France. Daniel Auteuil plays Raymond Samuel, an important historical
figure of the Resistance movement, who is arrested at a secret meeting
of the highest echelon members. When he is found guilty of war crimes
against the Germans and sentenced to death, his only hope for survival
lies on the shoulders of his wife, Lucie Aubrac. Initially an onlooker
in the fight against the Nazi regime, Aubrac must now become a leader.
Despite incredible odds, she single-handedly organizes and executes
a plan to save her husband. A proud and courageous woman, Aubrac’s
role in the French Resistance has become legendary. This powerful
film captures many of the pivotal events in the struggle of the French
people during World War II, including the tragic fate of the mythic
Jean Moulin, played here by famous theatre director Patrice Chéreau.
Made with the cooperation of the real-life Lucie Aubrac, Berri’s
film introduces North Americans to this inspiring woman who risked
everything to save her husband.
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