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An Intimate History of Occupation

An Intimate History of Occupation

Jun 07, 2011 1h 20m
6.5
6 votes

Synopsis

June 14, 1940. The German Army marches into Paris. France is an occupied country. Through exclusive amateur footage, personal stories, and popular songs from the time, this fi lm recounts life with the enemy during the occupation, as seen by the French... and the Germans! Despite the Nazis and the troubled war times, day-to-day life in occupied France went on. People learnt to live with the rationing, the cues, the curfew... Many try to forget the hard times, mainly thanks to the movies in which big stars provide a little dream and lead a privileged life. These stars don't actually collaborate, butadapt and give the impression of normal life during the war. After all, is it necessarily shameful to shake the hand of an enemy?

Title An Intimate History of Occupation
Companies TF1 Films Production, CC&C
Countries France
Keywords world war ii, german occupation
Anouchka Delon

Anouchka Delon

Narrator (Voice)
Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Narrator (Voice)
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Self (archive footage)