Memoir of War

Memoir of War

From the life of Marguerite Duras

PG-13 2017 · 126 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

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.

Directed by Emmanuel Finkiel · Written by Emmanuel Finkiel

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Mélanie Thierry Marguerite Duras
Benoît Magimel Pierre Rabier
Benjamin Biolay Dionys Mascolo
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet François Morland
Emmanuel Bourdieu Robert Antelme
Anne-Lise Heimburger Mme. Bordes
Patrick Lizana Beauchamp
Shulamit Adar Mme. Katz
Joanna Grudzinska Thérèse
Elsa Amiel Secretary at Gallimard
Garance Chansigaud Une femme dans la chambre des déportés
Vincent Mertens Déporté

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