Female Agents

"In the shadow of war, heroines write history."

2008 1h 57m FR

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 283🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 8,097

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Synopsis

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May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

“In the shadow of war, heroines write history.”

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Cast

Sophie Marceau
Louise Desfontaines
Julie Depardieu
Jeanne Faussier
Marie Gillain
Suzy Desprez
Déborah François
Gaëlle Lemenech
Moritz Bleibtreu
Karl Heinrich
Julien Boisselier
Pierre Desfontaines
Maya Sansa
Maria Luzzato
Vincent Rottiers
Eddy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Writers: Jean-Paul Salomé, Laurent Vachaud
Languages: English, French, Italian, German
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Pascal Ridao. 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 Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Pierre Renaud 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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Sophie Marceau and Julie Depardieu and Marie Gillain carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the shadow of war, heroines write history.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0824330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jean-Paul Salomé directs. Pascal Ridao behind the camera. Bruno Coulais scores. Marie-Pierre Renaud cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Italian, German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Italian, German.
3Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, shot by Pascal Ridao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruno Coulais. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Marie-Pierre Renaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sophie Marceau and Julie Depardieu and Marie Gillain carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the shadow of war, heroines write history.".
8IMDB entry: tt0824330 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "london, england", "loss of loved one", "resistance", "world war ii".