Memoir of War
6.142
134 Reviews
2017
2h 6min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
17 August 2017
Runtime
2h 6min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Cinéfrance Studios, Les Films du Poisson, KNM, France 3 Cinéma, Versus Production, Need Productions, Same Player, Proximus, Fondation Carac, CNC, Canal+, OCS, France Télévisions, SofiTVciné 4, Cinémage 11, Sonia Films
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
Joanna Grudzinska
Thérèse
Elsa Amiel
Secretary at Gallimard
Garance Chansigaud
Une femme dans la chambre des déportés
Vincent Mertens
Déporté
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