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Almost Peaceful

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After surviving the Holocaust, Albert (Simon Abkarian) and his wife, Lea (Zabou Breitman), must begin their lives anew. The Jewish couple reopens their modest tailoring business in the midst of the rapidly changing city of Paris, a broken but hopeful city suddenly free of hostile German forces. Albert and Lea share love, grief and a newfound prosperity as they struggle to rebuild their lives with their young children and a close-knit group of employees.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 12/17/2004
3/4
Generosity and love of life are the film's hallmarks. Like the work of an expert tailor, it's done with unobtrusive skill, essential warmth and seamless grace. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 12/17/2004
3/4
Unlike any other film I have seen about the Holocaust. Go to Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post 10/29/2004
There's something rather lovely about the mood and intentions of Michel Deville's French movie. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
3.5/5
Film Threat 07/18/2005
3.5/5
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 03/28/2005
3/5
a movie that stuffy film critics rate highly out of a sense of guilt and fear, but which never connect with real audiences, desperately waiting for something to happen Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/14/2012 Loved this movie! Illuminating and inspiring. See more 04/11/2010 An interesting movie that centralizes around a tailor, his wife, and their work companions after the end of World War II. Great cast- Simon Abkarian, Clotilde Courau, Julie Gayet, Lubna Azabal, Stanislas Merhar, and Malik Zidi. Worthy! See more 07/03/2008 Though this isn't the most compelling story I'ver ever watched, the narrative and acting have a subtlety that makes it almost mesmerizing. Though the focus is on life returning to normal after a war, the inner personal struggle for happiness becomes a driving force. See more 11/16/2007 Pretty relaxed movie all the way through. Maybe the "Almost Peaceful" has something to do with it, haha. See more 07/15/2007 A charming, simple, well-acted film set in Paris, just after WWII. The film is about a group of Parisians, mostly Jewish, who are rediscovering balance and life after the war. See more 06/03/2007 Good, but a little bit... quoi? In the end. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michel Deville

Director

Simon Abkarian

M. Albert

Zabou Breitman

Léa

Denis Podalydès

Charles

Vincent Elbaz

Léon

Lubna Azabal

Jacqueline

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Movie Info

Synopsis After surviving the Holocaust, Albert (Simon Abkarian) and his wife, Lea (Zabou Breitman), must begin their lives anew. The Jewish couple reopens their modest tailoring business in the midst of the rapidly changing city of Paris, a broken but hopeful city suddenly free of hostile German forces. Albert and Lea share love, grief and a newfound prosperity as they struggle to rebuild their lives with their young children and a close-knit group of employees.
Director
Michel Deville
Producer
Rosalinde Deville
Screenwriter
Michel Deville, Rosalinde Deville
Distributor
Les Films du Losange
Production Co
Canal+
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 5, 2002, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 29, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$105.9K
Runtime
1h 34m