Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
- france
- countryside
- funeral
- world war ii
- exodus
- foster parents
- death
- cross
- post war
- abandonment
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Brigitte Fossey
Paulette
Georges Poujouly
Michel Dolle
Philippe de Chérisey
Francis Gouard
Laurence Badie
Berthe Dolle
- Suzanne Courtal — Madame Dolle
- Lucien Hubert — Monsieur Dolle
- Madeleine Barbulée — Red Cross Nun
- Jacques Marin — Georges Dolle
- Pierre Merovée — Raymond Dolle
- Denise Péronne — Jeanne Gouard
- Violette Monnier — Renée Dollé
- Fernande Roy — L'autre fille Gouard
- Louis Saintève — Le prêtre
- André Wasley — Gouard - le voisin
- Amédée — Francis Gouard
- Directed
- René Clément
- Written
- René Clément, François Boyer
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 358 ratings
- Studio
- Silver Films
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