Summaries

The story of the French poet Max Jacob, between the First and the Second World War until his deportation. Alice, his adopted daughter voluntarily had herself deported and went to the concentration camp to find him.

February 1944. Sheltered in the Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire abbey, the poet Max Jacob lives a quasi-monastic life. One day, the Gestapo penetrates the convent and arrests him. A few days later, he is sent to the Drancy internment camp. Thousands of prisoners wait for their deportation towards Germany there. Longtime friend of Pablo Picasso and old member of the Bateau-Lavoir, Max Jacob is tied to the great Parisian figures of the era: Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Sacha Guitry... But none of these artists take action. A young woman, Alice, that the poet had taken under his wing as a child, will attempt the impossible to save him.—Happy_Evil_Dude

Details

Keywords
  • character name in title
  • based on true story
  • reference to paul verlaine
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Sep 13, 2007
Countries of origin France
Official sites Film en Stock
Language German Spanish Latin French
Filming locations Fort de Cormeilles, 1 route stratégique, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, France
Production companies ARTE Société Française de Production (SFP) Films en Stock

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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