Hey guys! Horrorella here...
A trailer has been released for SUITE FRANCAISE, a period-piece romance starring Michelle Williams and Matthias Schoenaerts. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Williams plays a French woman who falls for a Nazi soldier (Schoenaerts) assigned to her village during the Occupation.
The film was written and directed by Saul Dibb (THE DUCHESS), based on the novel by Irene Nemirovsky. The story seems plenty compellng and the leads are strong. Williams has a history of selecting complex roles in smaller films, such as BLUE VALENTINE and TAKE THIS WALTZ, and Schoenaerts turned in a great performance earlier this fall in THE DROP, alongside Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. The two of them together could be fantastic.
The film also includes a strong supporting cast, including Kristen Scott Thomas, Magot Robbie, Ruth Wilson and Tom Schilling.
What do you guys think?
Set in 1940s France and based on the international best-selling work of Irène Némirovsky, SUITE FRANÇAISE follows beautiful Lucile Angellier who awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war whilst leading a stifled existence with her domineering mother-in-law. When Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes, Lucile’s life is turned upside down. In the Angellier home, Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno, the handsome and refined German officer who has been posted to live with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and traps them in the tragedy of war.
