Silence of the Sea (2004)
In a small town in the West of France, during the German Occupation, a room is requisitioned by a Wehrmacht captain, Werner von Ebrennac. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young Jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. Quite upset, the two "hosts" decide to resist the occupier by never speaking a word to him. Now Werner is a lover of France and its culture, and he tries to persuade them that a rapprochement between Germany and France would be beneficial for the two nations. Quite unexpectedly Jeanne, little by little, falls in love with Werner. At the same time, the Francophile officer loses his illusions, realizing at last that what Nazi Germany actually wants is to thrall France and to stifle its culture...
Director: Pierre Boutron
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Julie Delarme as Jeanne Larosière |
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Michel Galabru as André Larosière |
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Thomas Jouannet as le capitaine Werner Von Ebrennac |
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Marie Bunel as Marie |
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Timothée Ferrand as Pierre |
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Jean-Baptiste Puech as Pascal |
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Jörg Schnass as Officier 1 |
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Jorn Cambreleng as Officier 2 |
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Franck Beckmann as Ordonnance |
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Alexander Ashkenazy as François |
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Hélène Vauquois as Mère François |
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Jean Philippe Mesmain as Père Solange |
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Lucie Barret as Solange |
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Claude Andrzejewski as Louis |
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Tony Lotaire as Enfant 12 ans |
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Dorian Bourbon as Enfant 6 ans |
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Jackie Bosveuil as Epicier |
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Mahé Frot as Voisine |
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Philippe Mazère as Employé mairie |
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Jacques Develay as Homme file d'attente |
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Isabelle Bouhet as Femme file d'attente |
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Christophe Sardain as Adjudant |
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Gaël Birot as Soldat 1 |
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Valérie Arnoux as Passante |
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Julien Boissier-Descombes as Copain Pascal |
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Bernard Ferraro as Homme à la canadienne |
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Julien Barbier as Jeune homme à casquette |
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Yvan Bernard as Fernand |
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Eric Taillet as Ordonnance 2 |
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Sophie Fougère as Personne dans queue |
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Wendy Barthou as Petite fille |
| Writing | Anne Giafferi | Writer |
| Directing | Pierre Boutron | Director |
| Camera | Alain Levent | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Vercors | Original Story |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Nachon | Music |
| Editing | Patrice Monnet | Editor |
| Production | Pierre Bertrand-Jaume | Producer |
| Production | Alain Bordiec | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eve-Marie Arnault | Costume Design |
| Production | Françoise Menidrey | Casting Director |
| Art | Denis Seiglan | Production Design |
| Production | Anne Leduc | Associate Producer |
| Production | Catherine Ruault | Producer |
| Sound | Angélique Nachon | Music |
| Crew | Michel Bouis | Stunts |
| Production | Paul Fonteyn | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-France Thibault | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Azouvy | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Louichon | Makeup Artist |