Un Secret details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Cecile De France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Nathalie Boutefeu |
| Director: | Claude Miller |
| Genres: | Drama - General, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | HIGH FLIERS |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
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Un Secret |
1hr 42 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 42 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Mystery, romance and betrayal in WW2 France
By antoine (28 reviews) from Oxford , 13 Oct 2008[Highly rated reviewer]
Growing up in the decades after the second World War, Francois is the skinny, sickly son of two bronzed and athletic parents. He dreams up a stronger, fitter older brother to compensate for his own feelings of inadequacy - and only slowly comes to learn that such a brother really existed. One secret leads to more revelations in this powerful, emotional story whose heart is in the Nazi occupation of France.
Looking back now from the 1980s ( the modern era in black & white while the 1950's and the war period itself are in glorious colour) Francois recognizes a passionate love triangle, and a web of desire and betrayal in his parents' lives. And it's all mixed up with the Jewish experience of WW2 France.
The French still have trouble revisiting the traumatic experience of the German occupation - and particularly the guilty silence over Jewish deportations. Director Claude Milller avoids any melodrama but quietly points up the huge gap in the family's past and the shame that comes down through generations.
It's a gripping story, part mystery, as the truth emerges from revisiting the past. It's also a tragic romance and a reminder of the power of repression & silence. And it has some cracking performances from Cecile de France and Patrick Bruel as the parents, Tania & Maxime, from Julie Depardieu as their friend, and especially from Ludivine Sagnier as Maxime's first wife.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(11)worst film ever
By a customer , 16 Feb 2013To contrast sexual desire with the death of Jews in concentration camps is utterly offensive. This is the circumstance between the two main adult characters - the result is that the viewer feels nothing for them. I could not care less if they get it on with each other, knowing that the son and wife of the male lead have just been sent to auschwitz to be slaughtered. you can't make a film with such severe topics and then contrast them with insignificant human travails as sexual desire....CRAZY!!!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Five Star
By ShellBunny (20 reviews) , 27 Feb 2012Wonderful and moving. Thought provoking. A must see. A riveting movie from beginning to end. I cannot recommend it enough. A gem!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Hard to believe
By Justhurryup (2 reviews) , 05 Oct 2011THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Heartwarming
By a customer from OXON , 05 Nov 2009I guess it was a 'secret' to the young boy but for the audience, it's fairly obvious what happened within 20 minutes of the film starting. That said, it is well acted and you become engaged with the story and its sub-plots. A little over-long possibly but definitely worth a look.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Original WWII Film
By Randomfilmbuff (327 reviews) from London , 22 Jun 2009This was a new take on the Holocaust that didnt just rely on the terrible events of the Nazi Regime. it added a personal relationship situation which meant it was not just telling history. Pelase note that this film is in French and has subtitles- Was this review helpful to you?
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