{"id":2922,"date":"2025-03-23T16:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2922"},"modified":"2025-03-23T16:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:12:44","slug":"suite-francaise","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/produit\/suite-francaise\/","title":{"rendered":"Suite Francaise ( Cristal Fighter)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><b>Suite Fran\u00e7aise<\/b><\/i>\u00a0is a 2015\u00a0<a title=\"War film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Romance film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romance_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">romantic<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Drama film\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drama_film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drama film<\/a>\u00a0directed by\u00a0<a title=\"Saul Dibb\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saul_Dibb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saul Dibb<\/a>\u00a0and co-written with\u00a0<a title=\"Matt Charman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matt_Charman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Charman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is based on the second part of\u00a0<a title=\"Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ir%C3%A8ne_N%C3%A9mirovsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky<\/a>&lsquo;s 2004\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Suite fran\u00e7aise (N\u00e9mirovsky)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suite_fran%C3%A7aise_(N%C3%A9mirovsky)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">novel of the same name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film stars\u00a0<a title=\"Michelle Williams (actress)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Williams_(actress)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Williams<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Kristin Scott Thomas\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kristin_Scott_Thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristin Scott Thomas<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Matthias Schoenaerts\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthias_Schoenaerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthias Schoenaerts<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Sam Riley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Riley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Riley<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Ruth Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Wilson<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Lambert Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lambert_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lambert Wilson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Margot Robbie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Margot_Robbie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margot Robbie<\/a>. It concerns a romance between a French villager and a German soldier during the early years of the\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"German occupation of France during World War II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_occupation_of_France_during_World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German occupation of France during World War II<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Suite Fran\u00e7aise<\/i>\u00a0was filmed on location in France and Belgium. It was released theatrically in the UK on 13 March 2015 and premiered in the US through\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Lifetime (TV network)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lifetime_(TV_network)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lifetime<\/a>\u00a0cable network on 22 May 2017.<\/p>\n<p>*The film was nominated for a <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Composition_for_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series,_Movie_or_Special\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In German-occupied France, Lucile Angellier and her domineering mother-in-law Madame Angellier await news of her husband Gaston, who was serving in the\u00a0<a title=\"French Army\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Army<\/a>. While visiting tenants, Lucile and Madame Angellier escape an air raid by German\u00a0<a title=\"Junkers Ju 87\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Junkers_Ju_87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ju 87 stuka bombers<\/a>. Following the\u00a0<a title=\"Armistice of 22 June 1940\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armistice_of_22_June_1940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French surrender<\/a>, a regiment of German soldiers arrives, and promptly moves into the homes of the villagers.<\/p>\n<p><i><a title=\"Wehrmacht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wehrmacht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wehrmacht<\/a><\/i>\u00a0<i><a title=\"Oberleutnant\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oberleutnant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oberleutnant<\/a><\/i>\u00a0Bruno von Falk, a member of the\u00a0<a title=\"German nobility\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_nobility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German nobility<\/a>, is billeted at the Angelliers&rsquo; household. Lucile tries to ignore Bruno but is charmed by his gentlemanly demeanor and his piano music. He gives her a piece of the sheet music. Lucile later learns that her husband Gaston&rsquo;s unit has been imprisoned at a German POW camp.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the farmer Benoit and his wife Madeleine chafe under the German occupation<\/p>\n<p>As an act of resistance, he steals the German soldiers&rsquo; clothes while they are bathing.<\/p>\n<p>When Lucile discovers that one of her mother-in-law&rsquo;s tenants Celine is having sex with a German soldier, Celine reveals that Gaston has been having an extramarital affair and has fathered a girl named Simone. Angry with Madame Angellier for withholding her son&rsquo;s affair, Lucile allows herself to develop romantic feelings for Bruno. At Lucile&rsquo;s request, Bruno confronts Kurt over his harassment. Lucile&rsquo;s relationship with Bruno draws the hostility of many of the townfolk.<\/p>\n<p>The Viscountess de Montmort later catches Benoit stealing a chicken from her coop.<\/p>\n<p>When Benoit points a gun at her, she tells her husband, the\u00a0<a title=\"Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany_and_Fascist_Italy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaborationist<\/a>\u00a0Viscount de Montmort, who sends German soldiers after Benoit. While hiding in a barn, Benoit kills Kurt with his gun and flees into the forest.<\/p>\n<p>The Wehrmacht launches a manhunt and give the townsfolk 48 hours to surrender Benoit.<\/p>\n<p>A Wehrmacht Major takes the Viscount hostage and threatens to execute him if Benoit is not found.<\/p>\n<p>At Madeleine&rsquo;s request, Lucile hides Benoit in the attic of the Angellier mansion with the help of the reluctant Madame Angellier. Despite a massive manhunt, the Germans fail to capture Benoit and the Viscount is executed by firing squad.<\/p>\n<p>As the Germans plan to withdraw from the town, Lucile takes part in a plan to smuggle Benoit into Paris, where the\u00a0<a title=\"French Resistance\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French Resistance<\/a>\u00a0is gathering. She manages to convince Bruno to issue her a travel pass to Paris. However, Bruno&rsquo;s suspicious orderly suspects that Lucile is harboring Benoit and issues special instructions for the checkpoint guards to search her car.<\/p>\n<p>At the checkpoint, Benoit manages to shoot the German soldiers dead with his pistol but is wounded in the shoulder. Bruno arrives on a motorcycle. Lucile faces him with her pistol but is unable to kill him. To Lucile&rsquo;s relief, Bruno instead helps her lift the wounded Benoit into the car and allows them to escape to Paris.<\/p>\n<p>As she drives away, Lucile smiles at Bruno in gratitude. Lucile and Benoit later join the French resistance and help liberate France from the Germans. While Lucile later learns that Bruno von Falk perished during the war, she always treasures his musical score\u00a0<i>Suite Fran\u00e7aise<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\">\n<h2 id=\"Cast\">Casting<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"div-col\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Michelle Williams (actress)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michelle_Williams_(actress)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Williams<\/a>\u00a0as Lucile Angellier<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kristin Scott Thomas\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kristin_Scott_Thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristin Scott Thomas<\/a>\u00a0as Madame Angellier, Lucile Angellier&rsquo;s mother-in-law<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Matthias Schoenaerts\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthias_Schoenaerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthias Schoenaerts<\/a>\u00a0as Oberleutnant Bruno Von Falk<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sam Riley\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Riley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Riley<\/a>\u00a0as Benoit Labarie, Madeleine&rsquo;s husband<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ruth Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Wilson<\/a>\u00a0as Madeleine Labarie, Benoit&rsquo;s wife<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lambert Wilson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lambert_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lambert Wilson<\/a>\u00a0as Viscount de Montmort<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Clare Holman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clare_Holman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clare Holman<\/a>\u00a0as Marthe<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Margot Robbie\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Margot_Robbie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margot Robbie<\/a>\u00a0as Celine<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alexandra Maria Lara\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandra_Maria_Lara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandra Maria Lara<\/a>\u00a0as Leah, Anna&rsquo;s mother<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Harriet Walter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harriet_Walter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harriet Walter<\/a>\u00a0as Viscountess de Montmort<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eileen Atkins\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eileen_Atkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eileen Atkins<\/a>\u00a0as Denise Epstein<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tom Schilling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Schilling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Schilling<\/a>\u00a0as Oberleutnant Kurt Bonnet<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eric Godon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Godon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Godon<\/a>\u00a0as Monsieur Joseph, Celine&rsquo;s father<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Deborah Findlay\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deborah_Findlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deborah Findlay<\/a>\u00a0as Madame Joseph, Celine&rsquo;s mother<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Diana Kent\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diana_Kent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Kent<\/a>\u00a0as Madame Michaud<\/li>\n<li>C\u00e9dric Maerckx as Gaston Angellier, Lucile&rsquo;s husband and Madame Angellier&rsquo;s son<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\">\n<h3 id=\"Conception_and_adaptation\">Conception and adaptation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>On 9 November 2006, Michael Fleming from\u00a0<i><a title=\"Variety (magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variety_(magazine)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a><\/i>\u00a0reported that the rights to\u00a0<a title=\"Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ir%C3%A8ne_N%C3%A9mirovsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ir\u00e8ne N\u00e9mirovsky<\/a>&lsquo;s novel\u00a0<i><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Suite fran\u00e7aise (N\u00e9mirovsky)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suite_fran%C3%A7aise_(N%C3%A9mirovsky)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suite Fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(written during the\u00a0<a title=\"German military administration in occupied France during World War II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazi occupation of France<\/a>\u00a0but published posthumously in 2004) had been acquired by\u00a0<a title=\"Universal Pictures\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Pictures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"cite_ref-Fleming_4-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>Irene was a novelist, murdered during the Holocaust, in Auschwitz. Her works were expected to have been created within the war years erworks\u00a0<a title=\"Ronald Harwood\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Harwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronald Harwood<\/a>, who wrote the script for\u00a0<i><a title=\"The Pianist (2002 film)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pianist_(2002_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pianist<\/a><\/i>, was set to write the screenplay, with\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kathleen Kennedy (film producer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kathleen_Kennedy_(film_producer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathleen Kennedy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Frank Marshall (film producer)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Marshall_(film_producer)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Marshall<\/a>\u00a0producing the film.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Fleming_4-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suite_Fran%C3%A7aise_(film)#cite_note-Fleming-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The following year,\u00a0<a title=\"TF1 Group\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TF1_Group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TF1 Droits Audiovisuels<\/a>\u00a0acquired the rights to the novel from publisher\u00a0<a title=\"\u00c9ditions Deno\u00ebl\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89ditions_Deno%C3%ABl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c9ditions Deno\u00ebl<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Rosser_3-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The novel was adapted for the screen by\u00a0<a title=\"Saul Dibb\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saul_Dibb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saul Dibb<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Matt Charman\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matt_Charman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Charman<\/a>, with Dibb directing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suite Fran\u00e7aise\u00a0is a 2015\u00a0war\u00a0romantic\u00a0drama film\u00a0directed by\u00a0Saul Dibb\u00a0and co-written with\u00a0Matt Charman. 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