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Feature film — 2017

Memoir of War (2017)

6.12h 6mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 144 votes.

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

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Director: Emmanuel Finkiel

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Cast & crew

Mélanie Thierry as Marguerite Duras

Mélanie Thierry

Marguerite Duras

Benoît Magimel as Pierre Rabier

Benoît Magimel

Pierre Rabier

Benjamin Biolay as Dionys Mascolo

Benjamin Biolay

Dionys Mascolo

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as François Morland

Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

François Morland

E

Emmanuel Bourdieu

Robert Antelme

Anne-Lise Heimburger as Mme. Bordes

Anne-Lise Heimburger

Mme. Bordes

P

Patrick Lizana

Beauchamp

Shulamit Adar as Mme. Katz

Shulamit Adar

Mme. Katz

J

Joanna Grudzinska

Thérèse

E

Elsa Amiel

Secretary at Gallimard

Garance Chansigaud as Une femme dans la chambre des déportés

Garance Chansigaud

Une femme dans la chambre des déportés

Vincent Mertens as Déporté

Vincent Mertens

Déporté

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