The screenplay was based on the novel by philippe grimbert. After rocketing to fame as an actor, the algerianborn patrick bruel 1959 went on to launch a phenomenally successful career on the european music scene. Informed that his elderly father has mysteriously disappeared. Ive only previously seen one film with patrick bruel, a top pop singer in france, and. Miller revisits frances traumatic experiences under german occupation during world war two in this polished and suspenseful melodrama. Ive only previously seen one film with patrick bruel, a top pop singer in france, and that was many many years ago when he was the age most pop singers usually are. In this case, it is the loss of an entire personal history and the discovery of another. He was married to writer amanda sthers from september 2004 to 2008. Patrick bruel is a renowned french singer and actor, who ruled the french music scene during the 1990s. It is a profound journey into a mans search for his identity. In some senses it is reminiscent of the the oedipus story. Patrick bruel was born on may 14, 1959 in tlemcen, oran, france as patrick benguigui. Meilleur film chretien complet en francais ou est ma maison dieu me donne une famille heureuse duration.
A jewish family caught in wars ebb and flow the new york times. The exploration of a dark family secret and a story of passionate love, through the inner journey of francois, a lonely child who invents a brother for himself and dreams up his parents past. A jewish family caught in wars ebb and flow the new. This biography profiles his childhood, life, music career, achievements and timeline. In the 90s france had the pop phenomenon bruelmania.
But the gist of this story of repression and family tragedy is that secrets are rarely. A beautifully envisioned and heartfelt film about one mans search for. Ugc ym presente une coproduction franco allemande ugc ym, integral film en coproduction avec france 3 cinema and others. Patrick bruel filmographie le guide des films en francais. The adventure of a jewish boy and his brother escaping nazi persecution in occupied france.
Philippe grimbert and claude miller, les secrets dun secret, photos by thierry valletoux, preface by amanda sthers, paris, verlhac, 2007 isbn 9782916954080 book about the film adaptation of claude miller a secret released the same year, after the eponymous novel by philippe grimbert. Patrick is the son of pierre benguigui and augusta kammoun, daughter of elie and celine ben sidoun. With dorian le clech, batyste fleurial, patrick bruel, elsa zylberstein. Sep 12, 2018 meilleur film chretien complet en francais ou est ma maison dieu me donne une famille heureuse duration. He finds out that before the war, his father maxime patrick bruel, the. He tries to find a backandforthandback form of dealing with three periods of time. A young boy who has a vivid imagination dreams up a brother for himself and a better past for his family.
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