Come What May (film)

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Come What May
En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byChristian Carion
Written byChristian Carion
Andrew Bampfield
Laure Irrmann
Produced byPhilip Boëffard
Christophe Rossignon
StarringAugust Diehl
Olivier Gourmet
Mathilde Seigner
Matthew Rhys
Alice Isaaz
Jacques Bonnaffé
CinematographyPierre Cottereau
Edited byLaure Gardette
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Nord Ouest films
Pathé
Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • 10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) (Festival International du Film de Saint-Jean-de-Luz)
  • 4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench, German, English
Budget€15.2 million[1]
Box office$1.1 million[2]

Come What May (original title: En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît; also titled Darling Buds of May) is a 2015 French war drama film directed by Christian Carion. It stars August Diehl and Olivier Gourmet in lead roles, and was released on 4 November 2015. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

Plot[]

On 10 May 1940, the German Army invades Belgium and France via the Ardennes.

Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of the small village of Lebucquière decide, on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast.

Among them is Paul, the village mayor. He leads the group, seeking to maintain a minimum of order and republican spirit in this nomadic life. Mado, his wife, plays music, trying to recreate the fragrance of life when friends would come to his coffee shop in the village.

Suzanne, a young teacher, acts as a scout to choose the least congested route. She supports a small German boy, Max, 8 years old, whose father Hans was arrested after the declaration of war.

During the Battle of Arras, residents are released from prison and abandoned in the deserted city. Hans manages to flee the city, accompanied by a Scottish officer, Percy, whose entire unit died under German bullets.

These two will travel together. Hans seeking to recover his son who fled the village, and Percy hoping to reach the sea to find a boat back to England.

Cast[]

Production[]

En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît was produced by Nord Ouest films and Pathé.

Accolades[]

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards[3] Best Original Music Ennio Morricone Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Les 10 plus gros budgets du cinéma français en 2015, destinationcine.com, 1 February 2015
  2. ^ "En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  3. ^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.

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