A Promise (2013 film)
A Promise | |
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Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
Written by |
Patrice Leconte Jérôme Tonnerre |
Starring |
Rebecca Hall Alan Rickman Richard Madden Maggie Steed Shannon Tarbet Jean-Louis Sbille |
Music by | Gabriel Yared |
Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
Edited by | Joelle Hache |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | English |
Budget | $10.4 million |
Box office | $1 million[1] |
A Promise is a 2013 French drama romance film directed by Patrice Leconte and written by Patrice Leconte and Jérôme Tonnerre. The story is based on Stefan Zweig's novel Journey into the Past and stars Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, and Maggie Steed. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]
Plot
In 1912 Germany, a freshly graduated engineer with modest origins, Friedrich Zeitz, becomes the right hand of aging tycoon Karl Hoffmeister. When Hoffmeister's declining health starts to confine him permanently to his house, Friedrich has to visit him at home to get briefed. Thus Friedrich makes the acquaintance of Hoffmeister's younger wife Charlotte, a beautiful and reserved woman in her early 30s. He immediately becomes enamored with her and struggles with his growing feelings for her, not realizing they are reciprocated. Just as they disclose their mutual attraction towards one another, Friedrich has to leave the country to represent Hoffmeister overseas. The outbreak of World War I keeps him away from Germany for a long time. Only after the end of the war and many years of separation are Friedrich and Charlotte able to reunite.
Cast
- Rebecca Hall as Charlotte "Lotte" Hoffmeister
- Alan Rickman as Karl Hoffmeister
- Richard Madden as Friedrich Zeitz
- Maggie Steed as Frau Hermann
- Shannon Tarbet as Anna
- Jean-Louis Sbille as Hans
- Toby Murray as Otto Hoffmeister
- Christelle Cornil
- Jonathan Sawdon as engineer
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=13967
- ↑ "A Promise". TIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 2013-08-15.