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Hopes (1941)

Hopes poster
Original title
Espoirs...
Directed by
Willy Rozier
Genre
comedy drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young lovers from feuding families meet in the French countryside. The film follows their doomed romance, similar to Romeo and Juliet but set among farmers.

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What happens

Hopes (French: Espoirs) is a 1941 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Constant Rémy, Pierre Larquey and Robert Lynen. It is based on the 1856 novella A Village Romeo and Juliet by Gottfried Keller. The story is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet shifted to a country setting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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