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Memoir of War
Memoir of War

Memoir of War

From the life of Marguerite Duras

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

6.073/10

Release Date

17 August 2017

Country

Belgium

Cast

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

Patrick Lizana

Patrick Lizana

Beauchamp

Shulamit Adar

Shulamit Adar

Mme. Katz

Joanna Grudzinska

Joanna Grudzinska

Thérèse

Elsa Amiel

Elsa Amiel

Secretary at Gallimard

Garance Chansigaud

Garance Chansigaud

Une femme dans la chambre des déportés

Vincent Mertens

Vincent Mertens

Déporté

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