Lucie Aubrac (film)

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Movie
German title Lucie Aubrac
Original title Lucie Aubrac
Country of production France
original language French
German
Publishing year 1997
length 115 minutes
Rod
Director Claude Berri
script Claude Berri
production Claude BErri
music Philippe Sarde
camera Vincenzo Marano
cut Hervé de Luze
occupation

Lucie Aubrac is a French fiction film directed by Claude Berri in 1997. It is loosely based on the biography Ils partiront dans l'ivresse by Lucie Aubrac .

action

Lyon , March 1943: Raymond and Lucie Aubrac are active in the Resistance . At a meeting, three members of the group are arrested, among them Raymond, who calls himself François Vallet. They pretend to be black market traders in front of the Gestapo and are therefore quickly referred to the French police. Lucie Aubrac visits the public prosecutor, who refuses to release the men even after several weeks because he suspects that they are more than black market traders. Lucie and her husband once vowed to be together every May 14th. Lucie visits the prosecutor and threatens him that he will not see the end of May 14th unless Raymond is released that morning. It vaguely refers to an order by Charles de Gaulle that was specifically addressed to him. Raymond is released on the morning of May 14th. Some time later, Lucie and Raymond spend their vacation at the sea. Lucie tells him that she is pregnant. The child is expected to be born in February 1944.

Back in Lyon, Raymond takes on a new identity and becomes Claude Ermelin. After General Charles Delestraint, an important member of the Resistance, was arrested in Paris , Raymond Aubrac was supposed to replace him as Resistance inspector in France's northern zone and move to Paris. A secret meeting in a room above the practice of the doctor Dr. Frédéric Dugoujon, to whom Raymond and other members of the Resistance as well as the leader of the Resistance Jean Moulin , acting under the name Max , is expected. René Hardy , who does not actually belong to the narrow circle, is present very early on , who only wants to talk to Max briefly and to leave before the actual meeting. Raymond and Max are late and, due to a misunderstanding, are placed in the doctor's waiting room. Shortly afterwards, the Gestapo stormed the building and arrested the participants in the meeting and all the patients. Hardy is the only one who manages to escape, especially since he was not tied up and the soldiers did not shoot the fugitive. The members of the Resistance now regard him as a mole and a traitor.

Raymond is held prisoner with Max and the others arrested in Fort Montluc , but is regularly brought to Klaus Barbie for interrogation , where he poses as patient Dugoujon. The members of the Resistance organize the liberation of Max and the others. They monitor the transports of prisoners and note the departure and arrival times. Lucie Aubrac in turn begins to fight for the release of her husband. She goes to Klaus Barbie to ask for Raymond's release. She tells him that she has known "Claude Ermelin" for two months and that he is pregnant. She wanted to marry him so that the child could have a father. Lucie Aubrac learns that the Gestapo has already found out Raymond's pre-identity, so he is François Vallet for them. Barbie also makes it clear to her that he is a terrorist. He refuses to be released. Shortly thereafter, Raymond is sentenced to death by the French court martial. Lucie warns Raymond's parents to change their last name, but they insist on keeping their last name, Samuel.

In order to be able to act more freely in the Resistance, Lucie Aubrac takes care of her son. She takes the name Ghislaine de Barbentane and manages to get in touch with Lieutenant Schlondorff through a Gestapo paymaster. She asks him to allow her to marry “François Vallet”, which is possible according to French law. He asks for a week to process. During this time, Paul Lardanchet contacts Lucie Aubrac. He shared the cell with Raymond for a while and now informs Lucie Aubrac that Raymond has been sentenced to death. On the next Tuesday, Schlondorff informs Lucie that the marriage has been allowed. Since Raymond's consent must first be obtained, a first meeting of both is planned for the following Tuesday. A liberation of Raymond after the meeting fails, however, so that the wedding day is the last option. After the marriage, numerous prisoners are brought back to Fort Montluc. The Resistance succeeds in stopping the transport of prisoners, killing the drivers and the guards and freeing all prisoners. In their hiding place, Lucie and Raymond soon learn that Raymond's parents have been captured. Raymond bursts into tears and Lucie comforts him with reference to the child she expects of him. Some time later, Raymond, Lucie and their son manage to flee to England. Shortly after the escape, their daughter is born here.

production

Lucie Aubrac is loosely based on real events. According to the film credits, Lucie Aubrac gave permission for her name to be used as a film title, as Claude Berris actively supported the Fondation de la Résistance .

The shooting took place in Lyon and Caluire , with a budget of around 21.35 million euros. Originally Juliette Binoche provided for the lead role, but was replaced shortly after the start of filming by Carole Bouquet, because they Berri's idea of the role design did not adapt. Sylvie Gautrelet created the costumes and Olivier Radot created the film .

Lucie Aubrac had its premiere at the 1997 Berlinale (between February 13 and 24, 1997) and was released in French cinemas on February 26, 1997, where the film was seen by 1,706,219 viewers. It was released on DVD in France in 2000. In Germany it has so far (as of January 2014) not appeared outside of the festival framework.

criticism

"Claude Berri has trimmed the history of costume films, with evil Nazis from the anti-fascist picture book and underground fighters whose spirit of resistance can be read in the combination of thin lips and good-hearted eyes," wrote Die Zeit about Lucie Aubrac , looking back at the Berlinale , and summed it up together: "'Lucie Aubrac' deserves the prize for the most staid history lesson at the festival."

Awards

At the 1997 Berlinale , Lucie Aubrac competed for the Golden Bear . In 1998 he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Non-English Language Film .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Cf. allocine.fr
  2. ↑ Bruce Weber: Claude Berri, French Filmmaker of Sweep and Charm, Dies at 74 . New York Times , Jan 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ Christiane Peitz: Is there anyone else? . Die Zeit , No. 10, February 28, 1997.