Lucie Aubrac (film)

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Lucie Aubrac
Directed by Claude Berri
Written by Lucie Aubrac
Claude Berri
Produced by Pierre Grunstein
Starring Carole Bouquet
Daniel Auteuil
CinematographyVincenzo Marano
Edited by Hervé de Luze
Music by Philippe Sarde
Production
company
Distributed by AMLF
Release date
  • 25 February 1997 (1997-02-25)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Lucie Aubrac is a 1997 French biopic of the World War II French Resistance member Lucie Aubrac. The film starred Carole Bouquet in the title role and was directed by Claude Berri. The story loosely follows the role of Lucie Aubrac and her husband during the Second World War and their parts in the resistance in Lyon. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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The film opened in second place at the French box office behind fellow opener Mars Attacks! with a gross of $3.3 million for the week from 335 screens. [2]

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References

  1. "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  2. "France Top 15". Screen International . 14 March 1997. $1=FFR5.7