Chouans! (1988)
- Original title
- Chouans !
- Directed by
- Philippe de Broca
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, historical film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 61 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1793 France, a woman is torn between two brothers who fight for opposing sides in a civil war. The film follows her love and loyalty tested by the conflict around her.
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What happens
Chouans! is a 1988 French historical adventure film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, and Lambert Wilson. Loosely based on the 1829 novel Les Chouans by Honoré de Balzac, the film is about a woman who must choose between two brothers on opposite sides of the French Civil War of 1793. For her performance in the film, Sophie Marceau received the Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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