Lucie Aubrac is a 1997 French biopic of the World War II French Resistance member Lucie Aubrac. The film starred Carole Bouquet in the title role and was directed by Claude Berri. The story loosely follows the role of Lucie Aubrac and her husband during the Second World War and their parts in the resistance in Lyon. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Cast
Carole Bouquet as Lucie Aubrac
Daniel Auteuil as Raymond Aubrac
Patrice Chéreau as Max (Jean Moulin)
Eric Boucher as Serge
Jean-Roger Milo as Maurice
Heino Ferch as Klaus Barbie
Jean Martin as Paul Lardanchet
Andrzej Seweryn as Lt. Schlondorff
Alain Maratrat as Lassagne
Pascal Greggory as René Hardy
Jean-Louis Richard as M. Henry
Franck de la Personne as Aubry
Bernard Verley as Charles-Henri
Jacques Bonnaffé as Pascal
Reception
The film opened in second place at the French box office behind fellow opener Mars Attacks! with a gross of $3.3 million for the week from 335 screens.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.