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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, Metacritic 40/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
238 audience votes
Key crew
- John DuiganDirector
- John DuiganScreenplay
- Terry FrewerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlize TheronGilda Bessé
- Penélope CruzMia
- Stuart TownsendGuy Malyon
- Thomas KretschmannMajor Thomas Bietrich
- Peter CockettMax
- Gabriel HoganJulian Ellsworth
- Karine VanasseLisette
- David La HayeLucien
- Steven BerkoffCharles Bessé
- John RobinsonDavid Beamish
- Élisabeth ChouvalidzéFortune Teller
- Jolyane LangloisGilda, Age 14
Stills
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Themes
paris, francenaziphotographerspyworld war iimenage a troisspanish civil war (1936-39)cambridgelovegerman occupationmansionclass differences