An Intimate History of Occupation - 2012

June 14, 1940. The German Army marches into Paris. France is an occupied country. Through exclusive amateur footage, personal stories, and popular songs from the time, this fi lm recounts life with the enemy during the occupation, as seen by the French... and the Germans! Despite the Nazis and the troubled war times, day-to-day life in occupied France went on. People learnt to live with the rationing, the cues, the curfew... Many try to forget the hard times, mainly thanks to the movies in which big stars provide a little dream and lead a privileged life. These stars don't actually collaborate, butadapt and give the impression of normal life during the war. After all, is it necessarily shameful to shake the hand of an enemy?

80min
2012
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.6/10

Cast

Anouchka Delon profile pictureAnouchka DelonNarrator (Voice)
Alain Delon profile pictureAlain DelonNarrator (Voice)
Adolf Hitler profile pictureAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Édith Piaf profile pictureÉdith PiafSelf (archive footage)

About An Intimate History of Occupation

An Intimate History of Occupation Overview

June 14, 1940. The German Army marches into Paris. France is an occupied country. Through exclusive amateur footage, personal stories, and popular songs from the time, this fi lm recounts life with the enemy during the occupation, as seen by the French... and the Germans! Despite the Nazis and the troubled war times, day-to-day life in occupied France went on. People learnt to live with the rationing, the cues, the curfew... Many try to forget the hard times, mainly thanks to the movies in which big stars provide a little dream and lead a privileged life. These stars don't actually collaborate, butadapt and give the impression of normal life during the war. After all, is it necessarily shameful to shake the hand of an enemy?

Runtime: 80min

Extra details

Original Title: L'Occupation intime
Original Language: French
Directed By: Daniel Costelle
Production Companies
TF1 Films ProductionCC&C – Clarke Costelle et Cie