| | Almost Peaceful DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, World War II Videos, Love, French, Paris, France, Prostitutes, Jewish, Holocaust | | Starring | Simon Abkarian, Zabou Breitman, Vincent Elbaz, Denis Podalydes, Lubna Azabal, Clotilde Courau | | Director | Michel Deville |
Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. A film by Michel Deville. Trying to resume life as it was before the war, a group of Jewish friends living in Paris after the Holocaust try their best to heal their wounds, get back into their careers, and move forward enjoying the "almost peaceful" world in which they live.
IN THEATRES: SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 (NY) Almost Peaceful Reviews: "Several stories play out, some sad, some romantic. The horror of the war is just offscreen, just out of sight, still present in the memory of every character."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "[A] gently observed film....Mr. Deville's direction is clean, unfussy and to the point."-- Manohla Dargis, New York Times "[A] quietly impressive film....ALMOST PEACEFUL succeeds as a delicately moving memory piece about a subject not often put on film: the process of moving on into ordinary life after surviving the Holocaust."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Almost Peaceful | List Price | $26.98 (You save $7.63) | | Studio | Empire Pictures | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  66365  | | CD Universe Part number | 6812060 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 29, 2005 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 94 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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