An adaptation of irene nemirovskys novel of the same name, suite francaise charts the love affair between lucille, a young french woman michelle williams and the german officer matthias. The film rights to suite francaise were purchased by universal in 2006. Irene nemirovskys posthumous novel suite francaise, about life in occupied france, was the literary hit of last year. The book its based on has its own fascinating backstory but, before we get to that. Go behind the scenes of suite francaise, the wartime romantic drama that stars michelle williams and matthias schoenaerts, with a couple of newlyreleased featurettes, which shows off some extensive makingof footage, including interviews with the cast and snippets from the movie.
The cast and crew spent eight weeks shooting in belgium and eight days in france. Jul 03, 2015 go behind the scenes of suite francaise, the wartime romantic drama that stars michelle williams and matthias schoenaerts, with a couple of newlyreleased featurettes, which shows off some extensive making of footage, including interviews with the cast and snippets from the movie. Rickman playing louis xiv as a rather melancholic man who takes a fatherly fancy to sabine. The film opened to 425 locations and landed at number four in the uk box office top ten.
The following week the film played at a further 21 screens and earned. His mother, dominique wiche, was a costume designer, translator and french teacher, and his father was actor julien schoenaerts. Mar 08, 2015 following her golden globewinning turn in us drama the affair, and her portrayal of a tough farmers wife in the forthcoming film suite francaise, ruth wilsons forte for playing strong. Based on the bestselling book by irene nemirovsky and set during the german occupation of france in the 1940s, suite francaise tells the story of lucille angellier as she awaits news from her. Jun 02, 2017 this film tells the story of an army official in nazi germany, who is responsible for finding out the spy in the dutch royal residence. I normally do not have high expectations for films i have not heard of, therefore i was pleasantly surprised by the exception. The super small village of marville in meuse, lorraine, which is located in north. Suite francaise is a book written by a jewish frenchwoman in the 1940s, who. Suite francaise soundtrack list suite francaise movie 2015.
The film adaption, derived from her incomplete series of books, is perhaps, a little stilted at times. Suite francaise 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Irene nemirovskys unfinished novel suite francaise, written shortly before. Suite francaise iffy scripting decisions cant thwart the romantic allure of this handsomely crafted, sincerely performed wartime weeper. The films writer saul dibb last wrote journeys end. Suite francaise behindthescenes featurettes wwii drama. Her daughter kept her unpublished works for 50 years without reading. Suite francaise by irene nemirovsky questions courtesy of litguide 1 4 about the book the first english publication of suite francaise will be a major event. Ronald harwood, who wrote the script for the pianist, was set to write the screenplay, with kathleen kennedy and frank marshall producing the film. But this movie must stand or fall by its love affair. Paris in 1940s is attacked by german soldiers, except one house where peace is still in order, the angellier house. Yet second world war films are more in fashion than ever. In a slight departure from the networks usual movie of the week, suite francaise will air on lifetime on monday, oct.
In 2007, tf1 droits audiovisuels acquired the rights to the novel from publisher editions denoel. Everything you need to know about suite francaise movie. Classical music plays an important part in the film. It was released theatrically in the uk on march 2015 and premiered in the us through lifetime cable network on 22 may 2017. As her bestselling second book is reissued, carmen. Awardwinning actress michelle williams talks about her role in the moving big screen adaptation of irene nemirovksys french world war ii novel suite francaise.
Suite francaise soundtrack list movie 2015 tracklist ost list listen to original score and full songs, theme music, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits. Jun 09, 2015 an adaptation of irene nemirovskys novel of the same name, suite francaise charts the love affair between lucille, a young french woman michelle williams and the german officer matthias. Tonight, lifetime will air the film suite francaise, a world war ii drama film based on irene nemirovskys 2004 novel of the same name. It fell three places to seven in the box office chart. Suite francaise 2015 featurette production design youtube. Mar 15, 2015 the tragedy and legacy of suite francaise author irene nemirovsky ukranian author irene nemirovsky died in auschwitz in 1942. The michelle williamsstarring suite francaise wasnt the first harvey weinsteinproduced movie to have its release longdelayed, and it probably wont be the last.
Suite francaise is based on irene nemirovsky s bestselling novel, who lost her life at the age of 39 simply for being jewish. The tragic life of suite francaise author irene nemirovsky. Mar 15, 2015 the nowcelebrated origins of suite francaise, which became a publishing sensation in 2004, are as startling and extraordinary as anything on screen arguably more so. The nowcelebrated origins of suite francaise, which became a publishing sensation in 2004. With michelle williams, kristin scott thomas, margot robbie, eric godon. He develops a romance with the jewish maid, and he is forced to choose side. Based on the bestselling book by irene nemirovsky and set during the german occupation of france in the 1940s, suite francaise tells the story of lucille angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war.
Jul 28, 2015 with his adaptation of the posthumous irene nemirovsky bestseller out now on bluraydvd, the filmmaker tells harry guerin about his experiences making suite francaise the book two. The score was composed by composer and multiinstrumentalist rael jones from uk. Mar 31, 2015 alain gales joins him on the set of saul dibbs latest film suite francaise, a love story set in occupied france during world war two and starring kristin scott thomas, to see how an assistant. Why are we so obsessed with films about the second world war. While most of the networks movies focus on current issues and events, suite francaise is a historical drama set during world war ii, inspired by irene nemirovskys critically acclaimed book of the same name. Lifetime has an eye for airing films that are ripped from the headlines, so is suite francaise a true story.
This may in part be due to the fact the books were incomplete but possibly also due to the subtly of the message, which is not easily communicated in a ninety minute or so film. Michelle williams overwhelmed by suite francaise role. Mar, 2015 in this exclusive clip from suite francaise, the film adaptation of irene nemirovskys wartime novel, we watch a german air assault on a french village. Suite francaise was filmed on location in france and belgium. Suite francaise is an extraordinary novel of life under nazi. Matthias schoenaerts was born on december 8, 1977 in antwerp, belgium. Their scenes together are moving and tender, without any of the artificial slickness or aggressiveness of contemporary romances. The end is so sentimental and so hollywood youd be far better off reading the original irene. A look at the suite francaise behindthescenes crew and production team. A romantic but discordant dispatch on 12 nazi officer matthias schoenaerts embarks on an affair with married french woman michelle williams in suite francaise. The films director saul dibb last directed journeys end and the duchess. Suite francaise was shot primarily in belgium and france. But this movie is not about irene, but about her masterpiece, suite francaise.
Suite francaise is on netflix after years on harvey. Suite francaise original motion picture soundtrack. Suite francaise 2014 tvma 1h 47m romantic dramas waiting for news of her prisonerofwar husband, a french woman in nazioccupied france reluctantly falls for a german officer quartering in her home. He had similar roles in the danish girl and suite francaise and was equally good. The biggest mistake was to make a film in the first place. A romantic but discordant dispatch on 12 nazi officer matthias schoenaerts embarks on an affair with married french woman michelle williams in.
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