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Released 9 years ago.
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Memoir of War
"From the life of Marguerite Duras"
2017 2h 6m FR
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★6.1TMDB · 144
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Synopsis
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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.
“From the life of Marguerite Duras”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Mélanie Thierry
Marguerite Duras
Benoît Magimel
Pierre Rabier
Benjamin Biolay
Dionys Mascolo
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
François Morland
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Robert Antelme
Anne-Lise Heimburger
Mme. Bordes
Patrick Lizana
Beauchamp
Shulamit Adar
Mme. Katz
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Emmanuel Finkiel
- Writers
- Emmanuel Finkiel
- Languages
- German, French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel, shot by Alexis Kavyrchine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Vranken shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mélanie Thierry and Benoît Magimel and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "From the life of Marguerite Duras".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6313378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Emmanuel Finkiel directs. Alexis Kavyrchine behind the camera. David Vranken cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in German, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 4Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel, shot by Alexis Kavyrchine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor David Vranken shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Mélanie Thierry and Benoît Magimel and Benjamin Biolay carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "From the life of Marguerite Duras".
- 8IMDB entry: tt6313378 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "concentration camp", "world war ii", "french resistance".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Alexis Kavyrchine
- Editing
- David Vranken
- Production design
- Pascal Le Guellec
- Costume design
- Anaïs Romand
- Makeup / hair
- Sidonie Constantien
- Runtime
- 126 min · 2h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Emmanuel Finkiel
Production companies
Who made it
Cinéfrance Studios
FR
Les Films du Poisson
FR
- KN
KNM
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Versus Production
BE
Need Productions
BE
Same Player
FR
Proximus
BE
- FO
Fondation Carac
CNC
FR
Canal+
FR
OCS
FR
Key crew
- Costume DesignAnaïs Romand
- Costume DesignSergio Ballo
- Production DesignPascal Le Guellec
- Art DirectionClaire Amoureux
- Art DirectionGilles Boillot
- Art DirectionAugustin Collet
- Set DecorationLieven Baes
- Set DecorationJessy Kupperman
- Set DecorationPierre Renson
- HairstylistSidonie Constantien
- HairstylistNathalie Eudier
- Makeup ArtistMarthe Faucouit
- HairstylistSébastien Quinet
- Makeup ArtistNathalie Tabareau
- CastingAntoinette Boulat
- CastingEstelle Chailloux
- CastingJoanna Grudzinska
- CastingRichard Rousseau
- Foley RecordistJulien Perrin
- EditorDavid Vranken
- NovelMarguerite Duras
- ProducerJulien Deris
- ProducerYaël Fogiel
- ProducerDavid Gauquié
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- concentration camp
- world war ii
- french resistance
- nazi collaborationism
- nazi occupation
- nazism
- biographical
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-08-17PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Memoir of PainFR
- Memórias da DorBR
- Der SchmerzDE
