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One Day You'll Understand

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Middle-aged Victor (Hippolyte Girardot) becomes determined to find out the fate of his grandparents during the Holocaust. When his impenetrable mother, Rivka (Jeanne Moreau), refuses to address his questions, Victor launches an investigation into a dark past that will test the strength of their relationship. The search becomes a family affair as Victor enlists the help of his wife, Françoise (Emmanuelle Devos), and young children in an increasingly frantic attempt to uncover the truth.

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Wesley Morris Boston Globe 07/23/2009
3/4
[Director] Gitai works here from Jrme Clment's 2005 book about his mother. He whips something rich and delicate out of the story's dramatic spareness. Go to Full Review
Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle 02/27/2009
2/4
The intelligence and commitment of One Day You'll Understand can't be doubted, but as drama, the film barely registers. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 12/05/2008
2/5
The chance to watch the grand Jeanne Moreau is this flat memoir's saving grace. Go to Full Review
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01/17/2010 Jan 2010: Netflix. an other great foreign movie touching the subject of WW2 and Jews See more 09/29/2009 a bittersweet tale with very convincing performance all 'round. reminded me of the brevity of life and how we allow circumstances to shape our minds and lives of the next generation(s). See more 09/05/2009 Premier film de la soiree hier, Jeanne Moreau c'est vraiment une grande actrice, mais le film se perds en longueurs souvent, ils auraient pu couper au moins 20 min facilement sans que ca paraisse...L'obscession d'un homme a deterrer les douloureux souvenir de famille sous l'occupation allemande de la France de Vichy...Honnetement un peu decu. See more 08/17/2009 Ugh. It was hard to figure out what I learned from this movie, but I'll give it a shot. 1. Watching someone rehearse a eulogy does not make for interesting viewing, on most occasions. 2. Watching someone breakdown the French compensation for Jews that were exported during WWII does not make for interesting viewing, on most occasions. 3. According to the movie, Jews put rocks on graves for some symbolic reason, but the characters talking about it weren't entirely certain what that reason was, so it's still somewhat of a mystery to me. This movie was hopelessly slow and there were precious little revelations in it. I've seen a lot of holocaust movies in my day, and this will quickly rank as one of the ones I will have forgotten seeing - hopefully sooner rather than later. I don't think that will be a problem since nothing happened of any significance in this movie. One of the main characters even dies in it, and you don't really care all that much. I'm sure this movie was profound in France, but it certainly lost something in translation. See more 08/15/2009 One day you will understand See more 01/21/2009 Tres beau film de Gitai. Un sujet fort, universel, un secret de famille, des non-dits qui rongent. La mise en scene est subtile a l'image de l'unique passage du passe : quelques minutes, quelques plans tres courts, les bruits et on a compris. Les comediens sont tous remarquables, Moreau est magnifique. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Middle-aged Victor (Hippolyte Girardot) becomes determined to find out the fate of his grandparents during the Holocaust. When his impenetrable mother, Rivka (Jeanne Moreau), refuses to address his questions, Victor launches an investigation into a dark past that will test the strength of their relationship. The search becomes a family affair as Victor enlists the help of his wife, Françoise (Emmanuelle Devos), and young children in an increasingly frantic attempt to uncover the truth.
Director
Amos Gitai
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Box Office (Gross USA)
$145.5K
Runtime
1h 29m