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Release Year1985
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageFR
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes15
DirectorJacques Renard
WritersSophie Goupil, Jacques Renard
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBlanche and Marie
About Blanche and Marie
A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. She worries about her husband Victor, who often goes out at night. Actually, Victor belongs to the Resistance. Soon, Blanche will be a resistant too. In the network, there is also Germinal, the hairdresser. His daughter Marie knows everything and asks to be part of it... Chronicle of the occupation and of the resistance through the eyes of the women.
Directed by Jacques Renard, Blanche and Marie leans on a strong ensemble — Miou-Miou, Sandrine Bonnaire, Gérard Klein — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1985.
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