The film tells the story of five of those incarcerated civilians. It is scripted but is inspired by a number of interviews with actual prisoners made during the events and its style is heavily inspired by the Quebec school of Cinéma vérité. It is a docufiction.
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris. Corinne, meanwhile, finds herself thrown into the lion’s pit.
France. End of the 19th century. Louise Violet 40, a Parisian teacher, is sent on a mission to the French countryside. But in a place where the daily life is linked to the seasons, land and crops, she must first convince parents to send their kids to school. With the help of the mayor, she is gradually accepted by the parents and their children. But soon, her past catches up with her. Despite the obstacles she faces, Miss Violet will give her heart and soul to her belief that education is the key to freedom.
"The Edge of the Blade", 1887 Paris'inde geçen, onur kavramının düellolarla savunulduğu bir dönemde geçen tarihi bir dram. Karizmatik kılıç ustası Clément Lacaze ve feminist Marie-Rose Astié, yasaklara rağmen onurlarını korumak için tehlikeli bir düello mücadelesine girerek toplumsal kalıplara meydan okur.
Gerçek bir olaydan esinlenilen bu filmde; Babasının borcunu ödeyebilmek için, Marie de Heredia, Henri de Regnier isimli bir şair ile evlenir. Fakat, kalbi, Pierre Louÿs isimli eretomanyak bir şaire aittir. Pierre Louÿs uzun bir yolculuktan yanlız dönmez ve Marie kıskançlığına hakim olamayınca aralarında eski aşk tekrar alevlenir. Alevlenen aşk, aralarında sevgi ve erotizm dolu bir fotoğraf ve edebiyat kültürü doğurur. İhanet, ihtiras, aşk ve erotizm dolu bu hikaye, gerçek bir olayın dramını gözler önüne seriyor!
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.