Le Silence de la Mer (2004 film)

This article is about the 2004 film. For the novel, see Le Silence de la mer. For 1949 film, see Le Silence de la mer (1949 film).

Le Silence de la mer (lit. 'The silence of the sea') is a 2004 French-Belgian TV drama film directed by Pierre Boutron, based on the 1942 book of the same name by Jean Bruller (published clandestinely under the pen name "Vercors"), and starring Thomas Jouannet, Julie Delarme and Michel Galabru. The story takes place in 1941 during World War II, and concerns the relationship of a Frenchman and his granddaughter with a German captain, who occupies their house during the German occupation of France.^[1][2]

Le Silence de la Mer
Original title	Le Silence de la mer
Based on	Le Silence de la mer by Vercors
Screenplay by	Anne Giafferi
Directed by	Pierre Boutron
Starring	Thomas Jouannet Julie Delarme Michel Galabru
Music by	Jean-Claude Nachon Angélique Nachon
Country of origin	France Belgium
Original languages	French German
Production
Producers	Alain Bordiec Catherine Ruault
Cinematography	Alain Levent
Editor	Patrice Monnet
Running time	93 min
Production companies	Expand Drama RTBF Saga Film TV5 France 2 La Chaine Festival
Original release
Network	France 2
Release	24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Network	RTBF
Release	25 October 2004 (2004-10-25)

Plot

In 1941 France, during the Nazi occupation of the country, Werner von Ebrennac, a German Wehrmacht captain, requisitions the house of a man and his granddaughter, Jeanne Larosière, a young piano teacher, as his lodging. The officer, passionate about French culture, speaks perfect French and is also a classical pianist and composer. Every evening he shares his ideals and his passion for France with his hosts, who oppose him with a fierce and unshakable silence, the only way for them to mark their hostility to the German occupation. Jeanne tries to ignore Werner, but she soon becomes infatuated with the German officer.

Cast

• Thomas Jouannet as Captain Werner von Ebrennac
• Julie Delarme as Jeanne Larosière
• Michel Galabru as André Larosière
• Marie Bunel as Marie
• Timothée Ferrand as Pierre
• Jean-Baptiste Puech as Pascal
• Jörg Schnass as le premier officier
• Jörn Cambreleng as le second officier
• Franck Beckmann as l'ordonnance du capitaine Werner Von Ebrennac
• Alexander Ashkenazy as François
• Hélène Vauquois as la mère de François
• Lucie Barret as Solange
• Jean Philippe Mesmain as le père de Solange
• Claude Andrzejewski as Louis

Awards

• 2004 Saint-Tropez Fiction TV Festival: Best TV Film, Best Actress (Julie Delarme) and Best Music^[3]