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Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

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The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new historical drama from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre's celebrated, multi Molière Award-winning play. Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant's protection. It's a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier's wife Blanche (a wonderful Sara Giraudeau) is skeptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all...

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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 04/17/2024
As Holocaust dramas go, the advantage to this film is that, ultimately, it's a psychological study. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 04/06/2024
Thanks to its actors, there’s a credibly heavy sense of the personal prisons within literal ones that only a wretched war can foster. Go to Full Review David Stratton The Australian 07/26/2022
4/5
The bleak setting of Paris backstreets in this nightmare period is beautifully evoked in the photography by Denis Rouden and the production design by Philippe Chiffre. Go to Full Review Simi Horwitz The Forward 09/13/2024
The psychological thriller dramatizes a morally complex and compelling Faustian narrative that touches on the power dynamics underlying class and gender inequality, antisemitism and, most central, the brutality of the Nazi regime. Go to Full Review Russ Simmons KKFI-FM (Kansas City) 06/13/2024
4/5
“Farewell, Mr. Haffmann” is an involving and thoughtful period piece. Go to Full Review Toba Singer culturevulture.net 05/29/2024
Fred Cavayé offers up a glimpse of how the workings of fascism sort moral fiber. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Julie 07/14/2024 Brilliant performances, gripping story See more Steven B 04/08/2024 Well written plot about life in Nazi occupied France See more Judith Nordahl 04/07/2024 This movie was brilliantincredibly moving.interesting twists I loved it See more ellen S 04/01/2024 Extremely powerful movie See more Caryn 01/13/2024 Fantastic movie, Suspenseful, breathtaking, beautifully acted. Superb writing, surprising! See more Michael M Feb 10 As others have said, this is a psychological drama with extraordinary acting by the three lead characters, particularly by Sara Giraudeau. It has unexpected twists and turns and raises moral questions in a unique and subtle way for Holocaust dramas. Highly recommended See more Read all reviews
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Fred Cavayé

Director

Daniel Auteuil

Mr. Haffmann

Gilles Lellouche

François Mercier

Sara Giraudeau

Blanche

Nikolai Kinski

Actor

Mathilde Bisson

Actor

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Synopsis The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new historical drama from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre's celebrated, multi Molière Award-winning play. Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant's protection. It's a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier's wife Blanche (a wonderful Sara Giraudeau) is skeptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all...
Director
Fred Cavayé
Producer
Philippe Rousselet
Screenwriter
Fred Cavayé, Sarah Kaminsky
Distributor
Menemsha Films
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 56m