Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century

Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (French: Simone, le voyage du siècle) is a French biographical drama film written and directed by Olivier Dahan. The film stars Elsa Zylberstein, Rebecca Marder, Olivier Gourmet and Elodie Bouchez.^[4]

Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century
Theatrical release poster
French	Simone, le voyage du siècle
Directed by	Olivier Dahan
Written by	Olivier Dahan
Produced by	Vivien Aslanian Romain Le Grand Marco Pacchioni
Starring	Elsa Zylberstein Rebecca Marder Élodie Bouchez Judith Chemla Olivier Gourmet Mathieu Spinosi
Cinematography	Manuel Dacosse
Edited by	Richard Marizy
Music by	Olvon Yacob
Production companies	Marvelous Productions France 2 Cinéma France 3 Cinéma
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	12 October 2022 (2022-10-12)
Running time	140 minutes[1]
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$18 million [2]
Box office	$19.2 million[3]

Cast

The cast include:^[5]

• Elsa Zylberstein as Simone Veil
  • Rebecca Marder as Young Simone Veil (née Jacob)
• Élodie Bouchez as Yvonne Jacob
• Judith Chemla as Milou Jacob
• Olivier Gourmet as Antoine Veil
  • Mathieu Spinosi as Young Antoine Veil
• Pascal Elso as Eugène Claudius-Petit
• Urbain Cancelier as Secretary General Parquet

Production

The film began principal photography on 9 September 2019 and concluded on 4 December 2019, after 13 weeks of filming. It takes place in Paris and La Ciotat and also in Budapest, Hungary.^[6]

Release

The film was theatrically released in France by Warner Bros. Pictures on 12 October 2022.^[7] The film was released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films.^[8][9]