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Memoir of War

Memoir of War

From the life of Marguerite Duras

20176.12h 6m

Overview

In the last days of the Nazi-occupied France, writer Marguerite Duras awaits the return of her husband, Robert Antelme, arrested for being a Resistance fighter and then deported, while she maintains a tense relationship with her ambiguous lover and a dangerous game with a French collaborationist. Even when the Liberation arrives, she must still endure the unbearable pain of waiting.

Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel
Written by Emmanuel Finkiel, Marguerite Duras
Produced by Julien Deris, Yaël Fogiel, Etienne Mallet
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Top Cast

Mélanie Thierry

Mélanie Thierry

Marguerite Duras

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Pierre Rabier

Benjamin Biolay

Benjamin Biolay

Dionys Mascolo

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

François Morland

Emmanuel Bourdieu

Emmanuel Bourdieu

Robert Antelme

Anne-Lise Heimburger

Anne-Lise Heimburger

Mme. Bordes

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Patrick Lizana

Beauchamp

Shulamit Adar

Shulamit Adar

Mme. Katz

Joanna Grudzinska

Joanna Grudzinska

Thérèse

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Elsa Amiel

Secretary at Gallimard

Themes & Keywords

paris, franceconcentration campworld war iifrench resistancenazi collaborationismnazi occupationnazismbiographical

About Memoir of War

Memoir of War is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of paris, france, concentration camp, world war ii, french resistance, nazi collaborationism, nazi occupation. Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel, it stars Mélanie Thierry, Benoît Magimel, Benjamin Biolay. In the last days of the Nazi-occupied France, writer Marguerite Duras awaits the return of her husband, Robert Antelme, arrested for being a Resistance fighter and then deported, while she maintains a tense relationship with her ambiguous lover and a dangerous game with a French collaborationist. Even when the Liberation arrives, she must still endure the unbearable pain of waiting.

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