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✗ SKIP — Not worth it
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Suite Française

2015 · 1h 43m · Drama, Romance, War

Skip it. This is a well-intentioned but ultimately forgettable romance that mistakes period elegance for emotional depth, and the forbidden-love premise feels more like melodrama than genuine tragedy. You've seen this story before, and you'll see it told better elsewhere.

Plot

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

Director: Saul Dibb

Cast: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sam Riley, Ruth Wilson

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