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Memoir of War (2017)

Memoir of War poster
Original title
La Douleur
Directed by
Emmanuel Finkiel
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 144 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A woman in Nazi-occupied Paris waits for news of her husband who has been arrested. She struggles with fear and uncertainty as she tries to survive while seeking his release. The story is based on the author's own experiences.

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What happens

Memoir of War, also known as Memoir of Pain (French: La douleur), is a 2017 French drama film directed by Emmanuel Finkiel that stars Mélanie Thierry and Benoît Magimel and is based on the 1985 autobiographical novel La Douleur by Marguerite Duras. It was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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