A Promise (2013)

Directed by

Patrice Leconte

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 140 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In early 20th century Germany, a young man starts working for a wealthy industrialist and falls in love with the man's wife. The two make a promise to wait for each other, but years and circumstances test their commitment.

slow-burnmelancholicrestrainedbittersweetformalromanticelegantsubdued

What happens

A Promise is a 2013 English-language French drama romance film directed by Patrice Leconte and written by Patrice Leconte and Jérôme Tonnerre. The story is based on Stefan Zweig's 1929 novel Widerstand der Wirklichkeit (translated into English as Journey into the Past) and stars Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, and Maggie Steed. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the final film shot by Eduardo Serra before his death in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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