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Memoir of War

Memoir of War

Drama · 2017

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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Memoir of War

“From the life of Marguerite Duras”

2017 Drama 2h 6m

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6.1 / 10

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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.

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Directed by

Emmanuel Finkiel

Written by

Emmanuel Finkiel

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

P

Patrick Lizana

Beauchamp

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.