La France

Jul 11 2008 Unrated 1h 42m
Drama, Musical, Romance

During the First World War, Camille (Sylvie Testud), a young woman whose husband is away fighting at the front, receives a short letter of break-up from him. Distraught, she decides to go to join him, but is driven back by the rule of the time which forbids women to move around alone. She has no other recourse than to dress herself up as a man so as to be able to take to the road on foot. As she lives near the Western Fromt she hooks up with a passing group of French soldiers without too much trouble. But there's something a bit odd about these stragglers, and it's not just their habit of bursting into song at every opportunity.

Plot

In France in the darkest days of the Great War Camille receives an alarming letter from her soldier boyfriend. Disguising herself as a man she sets off to try and find him. As she lives near the Western Fromt she hooks up with a passing group of French soldiers without too much trouble. But there's something a bit odd about these stragglers, and it's not just their habit of bursting into song at every opportunity.

Written by

Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert

Directed by

Serge Bozon

Cast

Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Guillaume Verdier

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Soficinéma 3, Région Ile-de-France, Coficup, Cinémage, CNC, Les Films Pelléas, CinéCinéma, Centre Images

Languages

Français

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
601
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA