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Simone: Woman of the Century
"We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow"
2022 2h 20m FR
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Synopsis
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Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.
“We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow”
Cast
Elsa Zylberstein
Simone Veil (1968 - 2006)
Rebecca Marder
Simone Veil (1941 – 1962)
Élodie Bouchez
Yvonne Jacob
Judith Chemla
Milou Jacob (1941-1952)
Olivier Gourmet
Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)
Mathieu Spinosi
Antoine Veil (1946 - 1962)
Sylvie Testud
Marceline Rozenberg (1968 - 1979)
Esther Valding
Marceline Rozenberg (16 ans)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Olivier Dahan
- Writers
- Olivier Dahan
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, France
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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 Olivier Dahan, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Olvon Yacob. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Elsa Zylberstein and Rebecca Marder and Élodie Bouchez carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow".
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IMDB entry: tt13389730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Olivier Dahan directs. Manuel Dacosse behind the camera. Olvon Yacob scores. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
- 3Directed by Olivier Dahan, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Olvon Yacob. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Elsa Zylberstein and Rebecca Marder and Élodie Bouchez carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "We are responsible for what will unite us tomorrow".
- 7IMDB entry: tt13389730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 18 themes, including "concentration camp", "world war ii", "auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp", "concentration camp prisoner".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Manuel Dacosse
- Original score
- Olvon Yacob
- Production design
- Christian Marti
- Costume design
- Gigi Lepage
- Sound
- Samuel Delorme
- Runtime
- 140 min · 2h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- César Award for Best Costume Design
- César Award for Best Production Design
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Olivier Dahan
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Marvelous Productions
FR
SCOPE Pictures
BE
France 2 Cinéma
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- Location ManagerMatthieu Constans
- Assistant Unit ManagerPaul Halaunbrenner
- PainterSuzanne Arhex
- Boom OperatorThomas François
- Art DirectionJoelle Aoun
- Property MasterFrançois Borgeaud
- Set DresserChristophe Lenoir
- Production ManagerGuinal Riou
- Production CoordinatorSarah Blanc
- Sound EngineerCharles Michaud
- ADR MixerJohann Nallet
- ADR SupervisorFrédérique Liébaut
- Assistant Production ManagerMargot Johanny
- Second Assistant DirectorVictor Mirabel
- Third Assistant DirectorEmeline Robbes
- Assistant Art DirectorEstelle Gattefosse
- Assistant DirectorKozák Krisztián
- Sound AssistantAgathe Lisowski
- Special Effects TechnicianGergely Csóri
- First Assistant Art DirectionMarianne Arsa
- Property BuyerJonathan Lacour
- Graphic DesignerChristine Thomas-Collignon
- Dialogue EditorCharles Autrand
- Sound Re-Recording MixerSamuel Delorme
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- concentration camp
- world war ii
- auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
- concentration camp prisoner
- biography
- holocaust (shoah) survivor
- political activist
- european union
- legacy
- political debate
- humanitarian work
- political struggle
- humanism
- political history
- life and career
- history and legacy
- french politics
- female portrait
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2023-08-18
Also known as
International titles
- Simone Veil - Le voyage du siècleFR
- Simone Veil - Ein Leben für EuropaDE
- Simone, Journey of the CenturyFR
- Simone: Woman of the CenturyUS
