Alliance Francaise French film Festival 2008, Australia

A SECRET
Un secret

Grand Prix des Amériques ex-aequo, World Film Festival 2007, Montreal

Adapted by Claude Miller from Philippe Grimbert's autobiographical novel, this is a splendid and moving saga of a Jewish family in post-war Paris, told through the eyes of a frail & intelligent young boy who senses something is amiss with his beautiful parents (Cécile De France & Patrick Bruel). On his fifteenth birthday a family friend tells him a shattering truth — tying his family's past to the Holocaust — that may enable him to develop his own sense of self.

This wholly absorbing tale is a superbly drawn study of human behaviour, featuring excellent supporting performances by Julie Depardieu, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric and Yves Jacques. A Secret was a huge critical and box office success in France last year.

France 2007 – Drama [100 mins]
Director: Claude Miller
With: Patrick Bruel, Cécile de France

Cesar Best Supporting Actress (Julie Depardieu)
11 Cesar Nominations inc. Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (de France), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Sagnier), Best Supporting Actress (Depardieu)

Rating: (MA15+)

Sessions

Palace Como	FRI 6 MAR	9.15pm
Palace Balwyn	WED 12 MAR	7.00pm
Palace Como (by popular demand)	THU 13 MAR	9.15pm
Palace Como	SAT 15 MAR	5.00pm
Palace Balwyn	WED 19 MAR	7.15pm

FILMS

PARIS
13m2
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN
ANNA M
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS
THE DINNER GUEST (PG)
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE
IN MOM'S HEAD
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
MOLIERE (PG)
ODETTE TOULEMONDE
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (M)
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
TRIVIAL
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER

DOCUMENTARIES

ANIMALS IN LOVE
IN ANOTHER PLACE
LET'S SAY...

FAMILY

AZUR & ASMAR
POM
PRINCESS OF THE SUN
THE RED BALLOON + WHITE MANE

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