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Silence of the Sea (2004) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 18, 2004

Original Title:
Le silence de la mer

Alternate Titles:
Havets tystnad
I siopi tis thalassas
Le Silence de la mer
Le silence de la mer
Meren hiljaisuus
O Silêncio do Mar
The Silence of the Sea
Молчание моря

Genres:
Drama | Romance | TV Movie | War

Production Companies:
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France 2
La Chaine Festival
RTBF
Saga Film
TV5

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 100

Overview from TheMovieDB

In a small town in the West of France, during the German Occupation, a room is requisitioned by a Wehrmacht captain, Werner von Ebrennac. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young Jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. Quite upset, the two "hosts" decide to resist the occupier by never speaking a word to him. Now Werner is a lover of France and its culture, and he tries to persuade them that a rapprochement between Germany and France would be beneficial for the two nations. Quite unexpectedly Jeanne, little by little, falls in love with Werner. At the same time, the Francophile officer loses his illusions, realizing at last that what Nazi Germany actually wants is to thrall France and to stifle its culture...

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Production

Associate Producer:
Paul Fonteyn
Anne Leduc

Casting Director:
Françoise Menidrey

Costume Design:
Eve-Marie Arnault

Director:
Pierre Boutron

Director of Photography:
Alain Levent

Editor:
Patrice Monnet

Executive Producer:
Alain Bordiec

Hairstylist:
Marie-France Thibault

Makeup Artist:
Laurence Azouvy
Nathalie Louichon

Music:
Angélique Nachon
Jean-Claude Nachon

Original Story:
Vercors

Producer:
Catherine Ruault
Pierre Bertrand-Jaume

Production Design:
Denis Seiglan

Stunts:
Michel Bouis

Writer:
Anne Giafferi

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