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An Irrepressible Woman
An Irrepressible Woman

An Irrepressible Woman

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1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They will survive together.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

15 January 2020

Country

France

Cast

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Janot Reichenbach

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Léon Blum

Émilie Dequenne

Émilie Dequenne

Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law

Mathilda May

Mathilda May

Singer Cora Madou

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Pierre Laval

Grégori Derangère

Grégori Derangère

Henri Reichenbach, husband of Janot

Thomas Chabrol

Thomas Chabrol

Henry Torres

Jérôme Deschamps

Jérôme Deschamps

Georges Mandel

Violette Blanckaert

Violette Blanckaert

Christiane Mabire

Stéphane Bissot

Stéphane Bissot

Béatrice Bretty

Pierre Kiebbe

Pierre Kiebbe

Le brigadier d'Urdos

Marie Torreton

Marie Torreton

Madeleine Zay

Stéphanie Mathieu

Stéphanie Mathieu

Véra Korène

Alain Stern

Alain Stern

Texier

Céline Jorrion

Céline Jorrion

Colette

Éric Paul

Éric Paul

Henri Tiffa

Christian Joubert

Christian Joubert

Eugène Montel

Nahil Rey

Nahil Rey

Georges Torrès

Alexandre Carrière

Alexandre Carrière

Samuel Spanien

Fabrice Adde

Fabrice Adde

Joachim Escher

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