Almost Peaceful

5.7 (17 votes)• 2002• 94m•Released

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Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety called it "thoroughly charming. Sad, gentle, and funny in the best French tradition of high quality cinema." A film by Marcelo Gomes

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Languages: French

Director: Michel Deville

Starring Cast: Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz, Lubna Azabal, Denis Podalydès, Julie Gayet

Cast

Simon Abkarian

Albert

Zabou Breitman

Léa

Vincent Elbaz

Léon

Lubna Azabal

Jacqueline

Denis Podalydès

Charles

Julie Gayet

Mme Andrée

Malik Zidi

Joseph

Stanislas Merhar

Maurice

Clotilde Courau

Simone

Sylvie Milhaud

Mme Sarah

Judith D'Aléazzo

Mme Himmelfarb

François Clavier

le commissaire de Police

Hervé Briaux

le propriétaire

Pierre Diot

le fasciste au café

Eric Laugérias

l'avocat de Charles

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