Sunday, June 4, at 7 Pm, Plaza Frontenac Cinema
Belgium; in French and German with English subtitles; 94 minutes
Fanny’S Journey is a compelling true-story-inspired historical drama about a 13-year-old girl who leads a group of 11 children to safety as they flee the advancing Nazis in World War II France. Directed by Loila Doillon, it is a suspenseful tale based on the true story of Fanny Ben-Ami. This handsome, well-made and well-acted drama id one of this year’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival’s best.
After the arrest of their father in German-occupied Paris, Fanny (Léonie Souchaud) and her younger sisters Erika (Fantine Harduin) and Georgette (Juliane Lepoureau) are sent by their mother to a children’s boarding school in rural southeast France. The younger girls, particularly clingy Erika, stay close to their older sister but Fanny is clearly very much still a child herself, with a penchant for climbing trees...
Belgium; in French and German with English subtitles; 94 minutes
Fanny’S Journey is a compelling true-story-inspired historical drama about a 13-year-old girl who leads a group of 11 children to safety as they flee the advancing Nazis in World War II France. Directed by Loila Doillon, it is a suspenseful tale based on the true story of Fanny Ben-Ami. This handsome, well-made and well-acted drama id one of this year’s St. Louis Jewish Film Festival’s best.
After the arrest of their father in German-occupied Paris, Fanny (Léonie Souchaud) and her younger sisters Erika (Fantine Harduin) and Georgette (Juliane Lepoureau) are sent by their mother to a children’s boarding school in rural southeast France. The younger girls, particularly clingy Erika, stay close to their older sister but Fanny is clearly very much still a child herself, with a penchant for climbing trees...
- 6/4/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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