Silence of the Sea backdrop

Silence of the Sea 2004 Directed by Pierre Boutron Le silence de la mer

In a small town in the West of France, during the German Occupation, a room is requisitioned by a Wehrmacht captain, Werner von Ebrennac. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young Jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. Quite upset, the two "hosts" decide to resist the occupier by never speaking a word to him. Now Werner is a lover of France and its culture, and he tries to persuade them that a rapprochement between Germany and France would be beneficial for the two nations. Quite unexpectedly Jeanne, little by little, falls in love with Werner. At the same time, the Francophile officer loses his illusions, realizing at last that what Nazi Germany actually wants is to thrall France and to stifle its culture...

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Drama , Romance , TV Movie , War
Production Companies RTBF , France 2 , Saga Film , Expand Drama , TV5 , La Chaine Festival
Release Date 18 September 2004
100 mins
Cast
Julie Delarme Jeanne Larosière
Michel Galabru André Larosière
Thomas Jouannet le capitaine Werner Von Ebrennac
Jörg Schnass Officier 1
Jorn Cambreleng Officier 2
Franck Beckmann Ordonnance
Hélène Vauquois Mère François
Jean Philippe Mesmain Père Solange
Lucie Barret Solange
Tony Lotaire Enfant 12 ans
Dorian Bourbon Enfant 6 ans
Mahé Frot Voisine
Philippe Mazère Employé mairie
Jacques Develay Homme file d'attente
Isabelle Bouhet Femme file d'attente
Gaël Birot Soldat 1
Bernard Ferraro Homme à la canadienne
Julien Barbier Jeune homme à casquette
Yvan Bernard Fernand
Eric Taillet Ordonnance 2
Sophie Fougère Personne dans queue
Wendy Barthou Petite fille