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Farewell Monsieur Haffmann by Fred Cavayé: Paris in the gray zone

2022-01-11T13:04:24.998Z


CRITICAL - During the Occupation, a Jewish jeweler and his employee sign a dangerous pact. Fred Cavayé signs a historical drama full of nuances carried by three excellent actors.


Do you ever know what is really hiding in a man's heart?

There is of course something Faustian in

Adieu Monsieur Haffmann

, sixth film by Fred Cavayé (

For her

,

À bout porter

), a historical drama in the form of an intimate thriller under the Occupation adapted from Jean's play aux quatre Molières. -Philippe Daguerre.

How else can we do it when we have decided to deal with “bastards” under the Occupation?

See also

Hello again, Mr. Haffmann!

It all began in May 1941 in Paris on the heights of the Montmartre district.

The small bell in the store of the jeweler Joseph Haffmann (Daniel Auteuil, all in stripping and dignity) sounds like a disastrous warning.

The man comes out of his stall and notices that a poster has recently been put up on the subject of the

“census of the Jews

” who must now

“report to the authorities in application of the law”

.

Haffmann feels it in his guts.

She urgently needs to bring her family to safety.

His wife and three children are dumbfounded.

"It's madness Joseph!" ...

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Source: lefigaro

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