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Almost Peaceful

Play trailer Poster for Almost Peaceful Released Sep 5, 2002 1h 34m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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. Rated: 3/4 Dec 17, 2004 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Unlike any other film I have seen about the Holocaust. Rated: 3/4 Dec 17, 2004 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post There's something rather lovely about the mood and intentions of Michel Deville's French movie. Oct 29, 2004 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 18, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 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 Rated: 3/5 Mar 28, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Loved this movie! Illuminating and inspiring. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 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! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty relaxed movie all the way through. Maybe the "Almost Peaceful" has something to do with it, haha. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Good, but a little bit... quoi? In the end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review 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