Snow and Fire

Snow and Fire

1991 · 100 min · ★ 4.8 · War, Drama, Romance

While the Nazis occupied most of France, Jacques (Vincent Perez) has been active in the liberation underground. Now that the Allies have freed a significant portion of their country from German control, he and his buddy Michel (Matthieu Roze) can join the Free French army and fight with them to help bring about the downfall of the German empire. Both of them are quite young men, and their first love turns out to be the same woman, a lovely nurse named Christiane (Geraldine Pailhas). Michel woos her first, and she becomes pregnant by him. However, she is much more interested in Jacques, even though she is considering marrying an American solely for practical reasons.

Directed by Claude Pinoteau · Written by Danièle Thompson

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Géraldine Pailhas Christiane Mercier
Vincent Perez Jacques Sénéchal
Alexis Denisof David
Matthieu Rozé Michel Fournier
Béatrice Agenin Mrs. Sénéchal
Elsa Zylberstein
Stéphane Guillon
Frédéric Pierrot Raisin
François Caron Poupon
Adam Henderson Franck
Sheila O'Connor
Joëlle Miquel Suzanne

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