Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love

Alfred and Lucie Dreyfus, with Kiss as Deep as My Love

2022 · 56 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, History, TV Movie

Victim of a terrible plot, Captain Dreyfus was sentenced in December 1894 to deportation for high treason. His wife Lucie made a pact with him: to live, whatever the cost, while awaiting rehabilitation. During five years, the Dreyfus spouses exchanged hundreds of letters. They became a weapon of survival for Alfred. This film is the story of the correspondence of a man and a woman who unwittingly became the unsung heroes of the case that bears their name.

Directed by Delphine Morel

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