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Christian CarionKamera:
Pierre CottereauMusik:
Ennio MorriconeBesetzung:
August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Alice Isaaz, Matthew Rhys, Thomas Schmauser, Jacques Bonnaffé, Mike Hoffmann, Laurent Gerra (mehr)Streaming (1)
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In Christian Carion's latest film, Come What May, we see the wrenching drama of the 1940 Wehrmacht invasion in detail as eight million French citizens fled the advance of the blitzkrieg. This historical epic is told through a handful of refugees who flee on foot through the fields of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in hopes of reaching the sea. Paul (Olivier Gourmet), the mayor of one of the besieged towns, tries to lead the exodus along with young schoolteacher Suzanne (Alice Isaaz). Amid this group is Hans (August Diehl), a German expat who had fled Nazi Germany with his son, Max (Joshio Marlon), only to see the war come to him. After being briefly jailed and released during the invasion, Hans loses track of Max and begins a desperate search. Along the way, he meets Percy (Matthew Rhys), a Scottish officer who is the sole survivor of his English squad. Together the lost men form a wary friendship as they head toward the coast, battling the German army in hot pursuit. Cinematographer Pierre Cottereau captures the springtime beauty of the pastoral French locations, even during a terrifying sequence of a Luftwaffe air raid on the column of refugees. With a moving score by Ennio Morricone, Come What May is an elegiac, heartbreaking depiction of the nobility of ordinary people caught up in events beyond their control. (Seattle International Film Festival)
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I’m quite lucky with French war movies. Each time, I’m surprised by an interesting story from the World War II that I wouldn’t ever manage to think of. Here, for example, I thought it was interesting that they are telling the life stories of farmers from the north of France who are fleeing to the south, and since the north is closer to Germany and Belgium, beer is drunk quite a lot throughout the movie. For example, the Scottish soldier didn’t even hesitate, it was clear that he likes to wet his whistle from time to time. You generally don’t get to see these sorts of moments in French movies and so I found it really charming. Later, I was quite sad about what war does to people, but that could have been expected. I was also surprised by how much adults are willing to do for children. To sum up, I must say that I got another solid French denouement, which the French can’t seem to manage without.
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