Un secret (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Claude Miller

Writers:

Philippe Grimbert (novel)
Claude Miller (writer)

Release Date:

3 octobre 2007 (France)

Genre:

Drame | War

Plot:

A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret. |

Plot Keywords:

Family Secret | Revelation | Dead Brother | Post WWII | Swimming Pool

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Excellent portrayal of love, loss and rejection

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Ensemble

Cécile De France	...	Tania
Patrick Bruel	...	Maxime Nathan Grinberg
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Hannah Golda Sirn Grinberg
Julie Depardieu	...	Louise
Mathieu Amalric	...	François Grimbert à 37 ans
Nathalie Boutefeu	...	Esther
Yves Verhoeven	...	Guillaume
Yves Jacques	...	Le commandant Béraud
Sam Garbarski	...	Joseph
Orlando Nicoletti	...	Simon à 7 ans
Valentin Vigourt	...	François à 7 ans
Quentin Dubuis	...	François à 14 ans
Myriam Fuks	...	La mère d'Hannah
Robert Plagnol	...	Robert
Michel Israel	...	Le père d'Hannah

Autre(s) titre(s) :

A Secret (International: English title) (festival title) (USA) (new title)

Durée:

Argentina:105 min

Pays:

France

Langue:

Français | Yiddish

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Son:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Baraize, Indre, France

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

References Grande illusion, La (1937)

Soundtrack:

Maréchal, nous voilà!

Excellent portrayal of love, loss and rejection

This is a complex, moving and beautifully realised film by Miller. The themes of rejection, love, loss and guilt are explored in a complex narrative structure where ultimately the guilt of one man and the rejection felt by one woman are mirrored in the guilt of the French nation in their rejection and abandonment of their Jewish fellow countrymen.

Lush cinematography, precise mise en scene and excellent performances including Ludivine Sagnier cast against type as the object of non-desire make for a totally satisfying cinematic experience. Perhaps we could have done without the coda in Laval's pet cemetery but by that stage I and the rest of the audience were emotionally drained. Go see.