France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in […]
Suite Française (2014) | |
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Rating: 6.8/10 (5,634 votes) Director: Saul Dibb Writer: Matt Charman (screenplay), Saul Dibb (screenplay), Irène Némirovsky (based on the novel by) Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Eric Godon Runtime: 107 min Rated: N/A Genre: Drama, Romance, War Released: N/A |
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Plot: During the early years of German occupation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), a French villager and Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), a German soldier. |
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers’ own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.