- Actors: Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chéreau, Jean-Roger Milo, Eric Boucher
- Directors: Claude Berri
- Format: PAL, Widescreen, Colour, Subtitled
- Language French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Pathe Distribution
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000260O8U
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 53,270 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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SYNOPSIS: Based on the dramatic true story and novel. Outwitting the Gestapo, Lucie Aubrac is the nail-biting tale of undying love between a couple who are active members of the Resistance, the secret army that fought against the occupying Nazi forces in France.
Raymond Samuel (Daniel Auteuil) is arrested at a Resisitance meeting during a raid on a doctor's surgery, after a tip-off from an inside informant (Aubrac is their underground pseudonym). Lucie (Carole Bouquet) manages to visit Raymond in prison by telling the German Police she had an affair with him and attempts to rescue Raymond and his fellow prisoners before they are to be executed.
Her absolute devotion to her husband leads to a dramatic conclusion, risking life and limb in her attempt to free him from the hancs of the Gestapo in one of the most remarkable love stories ever told.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
After watching Claude Berri's "Jean de Florette," and "Manon of the Spring," I became a true fan. "Lucie Aubrac" just confirms my belief in Monsieur Berri's talents as a major director and a discerning producer in cinema today.
Set in Lyon, during the French Resistance in World War II, "Lucie Aubrac," played brilliantly by Carole Bouquet, is a woman struggling to save her husband from the hands of the Gestapo. The film is based on a true story, and Madame Aubrac's memoir, "Outwitting The Gestapo."
Raymond Aubrac (Daniel Auteuil), is a Resistance fighter in occupied Lyon, and has participated in many acts of sabotage against the Nazis. When he is captured by the Gestapo, headed by the notorious Klaus Barbie ("The Butcher Of Lyon"), he and his companions are believed to be dealing in black market goods, and not sabotage. Lucie, five months pregnant, is terrified that she, their small son, and the new baby will never see Raymond again. With tremendous courage, she sets out, single handedly, to rescue her husband.
Claude Berri directs this thriller, love story, and historical drama with great skill. Part of the film's beauty lies in its simplicity. This is not the history of the French Resistance. It is the personal story of one woman's courage. Everyday life in Lyon, street scenes, people going about their business in wartime France, are juxtaposed with the mortally dangerous activities of Resistance fighters, and with Lucie plotting her husband's escape. The love between Lucie and her husband is palpable, and her determination and intelligence are extraordinary. The scenes where she meets with Gestapo Chief Barbie are tension-packed. And there are no words to describe the emotion evoked when Lucie meets her imprisoned husband and pretends she does not know him .
Carole Bouquet perfectly captures Lucie's fierce determination, patriotism, and passionate love, in an understated manner. Here is a woman with an all important task to accomplish, and she will do what needs to be done to perform the task successfully. There is no time, or energy, to spare on excessive displays of emotion. No room for dramatics. She is focused. Daniel Auteuil, as the exhausted, middle-aged Raymond, fighting to survive torture and imprisonment, expresses more with a look, than many can with pages of dialogue.
I highly recommend this moving film. I know that I will watch it again.
JANA
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Why Hollywood never seems to learn from gems like this one - a thrilling drama (without car chases) that shows the human spirit under duress and reaction to despair and desperation. Based on a true story of the Resistance in France in 1944, it is a formidable tale of survival.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This true story of wartime Lyons and the capture of M. Aubrac shows the human spirit at its finest as his lover Lucie drives forward an audacious plan to rescue him from Klaus Barbie's Gesptapo. Tension never eases and as in all guerilla or resistance activities, there is the ever-present threat and doubt of one's comrades caused by the possibility of betrayal from within the group.
This film is a great affirmation of the human spirit.
This film is a great affirmation of the human spirit.
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A great true love story but a disappointingly misconceived film
Lucie Aubrac is a great true love story but a disappointingly misconceived film. Lucie and Raymond Aubrac were members of the French resistance (Lucie Aubrac served both as advisor... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2010 by Trevor Willsmer
Lucie Aubrac
Having previously seen this film here on TV in the SW of france where we live.
I just can't wait to get my hands on a copy so that we can play it over... Read more
I just can't wait to get my hands on a copy so that we can play it over... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2009 by John RAINONE
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