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Monsieur Batignole

Monsieur Batignole

20027.01h 40m

Overview

In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.

Directed by Gérard Jugnot
Written by Gérard Jugnot, Philippe Lopes-Curval
Produced by Dominique Farrugia, Gérard Jugnot, Olivier Granier
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Top Cast

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Edmond Batignole

Jules Sitruk

Jules Sitruk

Simon Bernstein

Michèle Garcia

Michèle Garcia

Marguerite Batignole

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

Pierre-Jean Lamour

Alexia Portal

Alexia Portal

Micheline Batignole

Violette Blanckaert

Violette Blanckaert

Sarah Cohen

Daphné Baiwir

Daphné Baiwir

Guila Cohen

Götz Burger

Götz Burger

SS Col. Spreich

Élisabeth Commelin

Élisabeth Commelin

Irène

Hubert Saint-Macary

Hubert Saint-Macary

Gendarmerie lieutenant

Themes & Keywords

paris, franceescapeworld war iijew persecutionescape agent1940soccupied france (1940-44)child protection

About Monsieur Batignole

Monsieur Batignole is a comedy, drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of paris, france, escape, world war ii, jew persecution, escape agent, 1940s. Directed by Gérard Jugnot, it stars Gérard Jugnot, Jules Sitruk, Michèle Garcia. In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.

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