War in the Highlands
1999 · Movie · 105 min. · France
In the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies in the Pays de Vaud occupy the latter and begin preparations for a military offensive which will hasten the fall of Berne. On the far side of the snow-blocked passes of their protective mountains, those who reject the ideas of the Enlightenment begins to organise resistance. Caught between these warring ideas two young lovers, David and Julie, are swept away in the whirlwind stirred up by conflict between parents, passionate disharmony, betrayed friendships, the weight of civil and religious customs.
Direction Francis Reusser
Cast Marion Cotillard · Yann Tregouët · François Marthouret · Antoine Basler · Patrick Le Mauff · Jacques Michel · Jean-Pierre Gos · Daniela Bisconti · Maurice Aufair · Michel Voïta · François Morel · Laurent Terzieff · Antoine Monot Jr. · Jacques Dau
Soundtrack Jean-François Monot
Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière · Francis Reusser · Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Cinematography Christophe Beaucarne
Original title La guerre dans le Haut Pays (War in the Highlands)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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