Les femmes de l'ombre

2008 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / War

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 78% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 8405 8.4K

london, england loss of loved one resistance world war ii normandy, france d-day

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Plot summary

May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

Director

Jean-Paul Salomé Photo
Jean-Paul Salomé

Top cast

Sophie Marceau Photo
Sophie Marceau as Louise Desfontaines
Ida Techer Photo
Ida Techer as La surveillante couloir
Natasha Cashman Photo
Natasha Cashman as Secrétaire Buckmaster
Marie Gillain Photo
Marie Gillain as Suzy Desprez
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.05 GB
1280*700
French 2.0
TV-MA
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 4
2.17 GB
1904*1040
French 5.1
TV-MA
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Ken R 7 / 10

Current French writers and moviemakers seem to have

Current French writers and moviemakers seem to have discovered their collective guilt regarding France's shameful collaboration with the Nazis during WW2. Now it seems they want to make amends by drawing out and highlighting those brave folk that actually did fight back under dreadful odds. This story claims to feature exploits carried out by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and follows a group of hand-picked women, trained under Churchill's wartime initiative to undermine the merciless German advancement. This is high power daring do and can, at times, be a hard watch as these dedicated women risk their safety, lives, and families, to complete their deadly tasks. This powerful French production led to other recent British films being made on this theme and while the screenplay may have been slightly sensationalized, it's inspired by the exploits of Lise de Baissac (Lise Villameur), from Mauritius (then a British colony). The cast are suitably impressive, as are the production values and note-worthy music score by prolific French composer Bruno Coulais.
Reviewed by Dick C 10 / 10

During the Invasion War "R" to "U", it's

During the Invasion War "R" to "U", it's an excellent timing motion picture to watch Female Agents, 2008 (French: Les Femmes de l'ombre)... My Cantonese Old Saying: Good will always prevail over evil. (邪不勝正)... though we have to sacrifice...
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Watchable and entertaining. No Hollywood glitz, Thank Heavens

Watchable and entertaining. No Hollywood glitz, Thank Heavens.
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