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
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 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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