Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

France, Belgium | 2021 | 115 min • Narrative Feature
  • Before Dawn, Kabul Time

Showings

Sedona Performing Arts Center Mon, Feb 20, 2023 10:00 AM
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 2 Sun, Feb 26, 2023 4:10 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Narrative Feature
Release Year:2021
Run Time:115
Production Country:France
Belgium
Original Language:French
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://youtu.be/5ZjGjA2lXD8
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Fred Cavayé
Cast:Daniel Auteuil
Gilles Lellouche
Sara Giraudeau
Nikolai Kinski
Anne Coesens
Producer(s):Philippe Rousselet
Screenwriter:Fred Cavayé
Sarah Kaminsky

Description

Occupied Paris, 1941: all members of the Jewish community are instructed to come forward and identify themselves to authorities. Dedicated jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Gilles Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection.


It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche (a wonderful Sara Giraudeau) is sceptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain, one that will forever change the fate of all.


"Farewell, Mr. Haffmann" masterfully guides the viewer through the world of Vichy, France, where lives are irrevocably shaped by the twin scourges of war and the black market. Rich in moral complexity and empathy, with several twists too good to spoil, this is grand, big-screen entertainment at its finest.

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