Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940';s, Suite Française tells the story of Lucille Angellier waits for news of her husband, along with her domineering mother-in-law. When a regiment of German soldiers arrive in the town, they soon move into the villagers'; homes. Lucille tries to ignore Bruno, the German commander who has been posted at her house, but she soon falls in love with him.
26 November 1945, UK
8 January 1980, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
2 July 1990, Dalby, Queensland, Australia
7 February 1959, Baudour, Belgium
3 August 1958, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
9 September 1980, Kalispell, Montana, USA
12 July 1949, Liverpool, England, UK
1947, Surrey, England, UK
24 September 1950, London, England, UK
8 December 1977, Antwerp, Belgium
12 January 1964, London, England, UK
18 August 1963, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany
1958, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
12 November 1978, Bucharest, Romania
24 May 1960, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
13 January 1982, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
10 February 1982, Berlin, Germany
January 02, 2016
Dibb's tribute to the author is honourably meant. But his crude distortions do her novel a grave disservice.
July 02, 2015
As doomed wartime romances go, the film doesn't offer anything particularly original. But with palpable tension and poignancy, Suite Francaise is fine filmmaking well worth watching.
March 10, 2015
Iffy scripting decisions can't thwart the romantic allure of this handsomely crafted, sincerely performed wartime weeper.
July 03, 2015
A sturdy enough but ultimately overpolite entry into the classic wartime women's melodrama, in which war's impact on the lonely heart is nearly as devastating as the havoc wreaked on limb and landscape.
March 09, 2015
This nuanced, compelling film offers a close-up portrait of a northern French village forced to host a garrison of Nazi soldiers.
December 08, 2015
Concentrated, very focused, with a great recreation of the time period and Kristin Scott Thomas unleashing her talent with overpowering precision, the movie is a good proposal amidst the current wave of WWII revisionism. [Full Review in Spanish]
December 08, 2015
Based on the novel by Irene Nemirovsky, it has humanized nazis and amoral frenchmen. [Full review in Spanish]
December 23, 2015
Michelle Williams offers interesting acting work yet again in this impecably produced love story. [Full review in Spanish]
December 30, 2015
This movie engages the viewer from the beginning due to the great performances, the production design and the chemistry between Michelle Williams and Schoenaerts. [Full Review in Spanish]
July 02, 2015
What could be all-too-familiar here is mostly fresh and engaging, thanks to understated storytelling and a great cast.
February 22, 2016
There's little indication that this story requires a telling, or at least a telling by people with such didactic inclinations.
