Four privileged Parisians flee the Nazis in one car — what could possibly go wrong? Everything.
In the hot summer of 1940 the German troops are just outside Paris, and numerous Parisians are leaving the city in a complete panic. Luce Ader, the sensitive daughter of a factory owner, decides somewhat belatedly to escape as well, together with her arrogant fiancé Bruno. Since they have a luxury automobile, the elderly society lady Daine Lessing decides to join them, and brings along the sensitive homosexual diplomat with her. The four of them finally leave the city in the hopelessly overloaded luxury car, only to get stuck in the middle of a seemingly endless column of refugees along a dusty road outside Paris...
Acting
Catherine Jacob's magnificent eye-rolls deserve awards.
Production
The claustrophobic car becomes a fifth character.
Director
Pierre Boutron
Arielle Dombasle
Luce Ader
Catherine Jacob
Diane Lessing
Laurent Spielvogel
Loïc Lhermitte
Nicolas Vaude
Bruno Delors
Nada Strancar
Arlette Henri
Thomas Heinze
Maurice Henri
François Perrot
Le Comte
Marie-France Santon
Simon
Daniel Isoppo
Marcel, le garagiste
Philippe Beautier
J'irai point
Patrick Massieu
Ferdinant Fabert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie adapts Irène Némirovsky's unfinished novel fragment; her full 'Suite Française' was published posthumously in 2004.
The 2000 release deliberately echoes contemporary Bosnian refugee crises, making its period setting uncomfortably timely.
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