Un balcon en forêt (lit. 'A Balcony in [a] Forest') is a 1978 French war drama film directed by Michel Mitrani, starring Humbert Balsan, Aïna Wallé, Yves Afonso, Jacques Charby, Serge Martina and Jacques Villeret. It is set in a forest in the Ardennes in 1939, where a group of men occupy a concrete blockhouse in anticipation of an offence from the German army. It is based on the novel Balcony in the Forest by Julien Gracq and was produced by Antenne 2.[1][2]
| Un balcon en forêt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michel Mitrani |
| Screenplay by | Michel Mitrani |
| Based on | Balcony in the Forest by Julien Gracq |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Charly Gaeta |
| Edited by | Claude Frechede |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
Release dates |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film was in the Un Certain Regard selection at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It was released in French cinemas on 28 February 1979, distributed by Gaumont.[2]
References
edit- ^ Buache, Freddy (2005). Michel Mitrani : une bio-filmographie (in French). Cinemathèque suisse and Éditions L'Âge d'Homme. p. 22. ISBN 2-8251-3623-9.
- ^ a b "Un balcon en forêt" (in French). Unifrance. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Récompenses et nominations pour le film Un balcon en forêt". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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