Blanche and Marie (1985)

5.5/10 92 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Miou-Miou

Blanche

Sandrine Bonnaire

Marie

Gérard Klein

Victor

Patrick Chesnais

Germinal

Clémentine Célarié

Fernande

Jacques Bonnaffé

Louis

María Casares

Louise

Jean-Marc Avocat

Philippe Clévenot

Commissioner Benoist

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Honorine Cailloux

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Priest

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