Elles et Moi

Elles et Moi (English: Them and Me) is a 2008 French-Spanish film directed by Bernard Stora and divided into two parts.

Synopsis

January 1939. The fall of Barcelona declares the defeat of the Spanish Republicans, and 500,000 choose exile. Arriving in France, the men are disarmed and interned in camps, and their families are moved by the government to makeshift camps, many in Ardèche. Elles et Moi follows the fate of the Esteva family during those terrible months and the five years of war that will follow.

While Lluis refuses to accept defeat and dreams of a future victory, Pilar seeks above all to survive and raise her children, Isabel and Ignacio. She knows that this new country will be theirs for a long time and despite the difficulties, she tries to integrate. Sixty years later, Isabel Esteva, having become a world-famous fashion designer, remembers her troubled life.

Technical Details

• Genre: Drama
• Runtime: 119 min. (1st part); 103 min. (2nd part)
• Digital High Definition – 5.1 sound
• Country: France and Spain
• Director: Bernard Stora
• Original Screenplay: Bernard Stora and Leny Bernard
• Dialogues: Bernard Stora

Cast

• Ariadna Gil: Pilar Esteva
• Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey: Isabel Esteva
• Danielle Darrieux: Isabel Esteva, at 80
• Montserrat Carulla: Esperanza, the mother of Pilar
• Julie Depardieu: Alice Brunetti
• Jean-Pierre Marielle: Emile de Montellier
• Nicolas Vaude: Henri de Montellier
• Martine Chevallier: Blanche de Montellier
• Isabelle Sadoyan: Madame Bonel
• Guillaume Gallienne: Robert
• Bernard Blancan: Rafael
• Luis Rego: Jo Morales
• Serge Riaboukine: Warrant Rouquette
• Anouchka Vézian: Woman of the station in Le Pouzin

External links

• Site France 2 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Elles et Moi at IMDb
• Fiche AlloCiné (in French)
• Site Espagne au Coeur Archived 2004-06-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)