A Bag of Marbles (2017 film)
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French | Un sac de billes |
Directed by | Christian Duguay |
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Based on | Un sac de billes by Joseph Joffo |
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Cinematography | Christophe Graillot |
Edited by | Olivier Gajan |
Production companies | Quad Productions Main Journey |
Distributed by | Gaumont Film Company |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | France Canada Czech Republic |
Language | French |
Budget | $21.4 million |
Box office | $9.1 million[1] |
A Bag of Marbles (French: Un sac de billes) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Christian Duguay, based on the autobiographical novel A Bag of Marbles by Joseph Joffo. It is the second time the novel has been made into a film after Un sac de billes (1975). The film won the Best Narrative Audience Award at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 37.[2] The film was also a jury prize competitor at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.[3]
Plot[]
In occupied France during World War II, two young Jewish brothers, Maurice and Joseph, are sent by their parents to the Italian Zone, and display courage, intelligence and ingenuity as they escape the occupiers and try to reunite their family.
Cast and characters[]
- as Joseph
- as Maurice
- Patrick Bruel as Roman
- Elsa Zylberstein as Anna
- Bernard Campan as Amboise Mancelier
- Kev Adams as Ferdinand
- Christian Clavier as Doctor Rosen
- César Domboy as Henri
- Ilian Bergala as Albert
- as Raoul Mancelier
- as Marcelle Mancelier
- as Françoise
- as Alois Brunner
- as Simon
- Lucas Prisor as German Controller
- Frédéric Épaud
Reception[]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 24 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
Hannah Brown of The Jerusalem Post called A Bag of Marbles "One of the best movies told about the holocaust from a child’s point of view".[6]
References[]
- ^ "Un sac de billes (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Audience Award Winners" Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival.
- ^ "A Bag of Marbles". Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "A Bag of Marbles (Un sac de billes) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "A Bag of Marbles Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Brown, Hannah (13 April 2017). "Roll with 'A Bag of Marbles'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
External links[]
- 2017 films
- French-language films
- 2017 drama films
- French films
- French drama films
- Films set in France
- Films directed by Christian Duguay (director)
- 2010s French film stubs
- 2010s drama film stubs