In a France where the dead are celebrated while the survivors are ignored, two men who lived through the World...
In a France where the dead are celebrated while the survivors are ignored, two men who lived through the World War I trenches attempt to set up a phony war memorial in this adaptation of Pierre Lemaitre’s prize-winning novel.
November 1918. Two soldiers - a disfigured but brilliant artist and an ex-accountant - start a memorial con. But in the France of the Roaring Twenties, their adventures soon turn dangerous...
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83 %183 reviewsAudience score rating
"Dupontel's film version of the ambitious Victor Hugo-like tome accomplishes precisely what modern cinema seems to be lacking when old-timers complain that "they don't make 'em like they used to.""
Variety"Full of rich historical details that anchor the sense of agony and resentment, but the plot is driven by huge coincidences... It doesn't really matter in a film so big on circus-like theatrics and grand flourishes."
Sydney Morning Herald"Mixes high craft, surrealist humor and extremely dark themes - of trauma, death, corruption and manipulation - in ways that hold together rather well."
Hollywood Reporter"...for sheer, gutsy, shoot-for-the-stars artistry and verve, there's nothing quite like it..."
FilmInk"As so many movies out there take no risks and don't dare to say anything, Dupontel's film deserves to be celebrated."
Adelaide ReviewSee You Up There | Details
- Runtime
- 117
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- France
