From the Land of the Moon

Unrated

11/7/20162h 0m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.

Director:

Nicole Garcia

Status:

Released

Language:

French

Buget:

$10,300,000.00

Revenue:

$47,748.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
female protagonist
post world war ii
woman director

Cast

Marion Cotillard

~ as ~

Gabrielle

Louis Garrel

~ as ~

André Sauvage

Àlex Brendemühl

~ as ~

José

Brigitte Roüan

~ as ~

Adéle

Victoire du Bois

~ as ~

Jeannine

Aloïse Sauvage

~ as ~

Agostine

Daniel Para

~ as ~

Martin

Jihwan Kim

~ as ~

Blaise

Victor Quilichini

~ as ~

Marc - 14 ans

Ange Black-Bereyziat

~ as ~

Marc Rabascal à 7 ans

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
From an early age, "Gabrielle" (Marion Cotillard) has shown a bit of a rebellious spirit. As a girl, she was determined not to obey her parental wish to marry the local "Jose" (a subtly nuanced effort from Alex Brendemühl) - even though he was quite fond of her, and as a result she lived in the semi-seclusion that befitted an unwed girl in rural France. Her "break" comes in the unlikely form of some kidney stones that necessitates a trip to an Alpine hospital. It's here that she encounters the recovering "André" (Louis Garrel) who has just returned from French Indochina shell-shocked and badly wounded. There's a little of a Wildred Owen poem to this drama, I thought. It shows us the results of the horrors of war, the after effects and trauma, but there's also a degree of hope and optimism as their love story takes shape and maybe, just maybe, there's scope for contentment somewhere. Cotillard is on solid form as the rather self-obsessed and just a bit flaky "Gabrielle" and though Garrel doesn't have so much to do, he still comes across convincingly as a soldier conflicted by a reality and a dream - it's that conclusion that is quite a touching affair, and causes us to have a think about just who "Gabrielle" actually is. The film looks good and is well scored by Daniel Pemberton which all gives a certain lustre to Cotillard's portrayal of a woman I don't think I'd have liked very much.