For a Woman

This is engrossing stuff, not only in the remarkable details of the parents' lives, but in the psychological nuance with which Kurys imagines them.
-- Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader

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For a Woman

Anne has a very active imagination, only natural for a writer. But in her mid-thirties, she still knows practically nothing of her own family's past. After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at the life of her parents, Michael and Léna. The young couple met in the concentration camps during World War II, later moving to France to start their new life together. Soon, Anne's research into their Jewish history and their ties to Lyon's communist party reveals the existence of a mysterious uncle, Jean, whom everyone seems intent on forgetting entirely. As she gradually closes in on the discovery she didn't know she was looking for, her father grows ever more ill, and may take the secret that kept them apart for so long to his grave. In a journey that stretches from post-war France to the 1980s, Anne's destiny intertwines with her father's past until they form a single, unforgettable story.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama
Runtime
110
Language
French
Director
Diane Kurys
Cast
Benoît Magimel, Mélanie Thierry, Sylvia Testud, Nicolas Duvauchelle
FEATURED REVIEW
Sara Stewart, New York Post

Adapted from French director Diane Kurys’ (“Entre Nous”) own family history, this richly detailed, post-WWII drama tells the story of a young mother (Mélanie Thierry) and two significant men in her life: her husband (Benoit Magimel), who rescued her when they were both concentration camp prisoners ...

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