Movie Description

Coup de foudre

(1983)

Overview

In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleCoup de foudre

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1983-04-06

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 50m

Production CompaniesS.F.P.C.,Partner's Productions,Alexandre Films,Hachette Première,Films A2

Genres

  • Drama
  • War