A Wonderful Spell

Set in the summer of 1942 during WWII, the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives, revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures, even in times of war and dispair. As young Julien, his family and a group of friends traverse the French countryside after fleeing the institution they called home, Julien must deal with his father's extreme violence and his mother's rosy fantasies and once again form a family that society tries to forget.

Keywords

  • freedom
  • madness
  • nature
  • Sommer
  • Krieg

Actors

  • Miou-Miou
  • Marilyne Canto
  • Julie-Marie Parmentier
  • Götz Burger
  • Olivier Gourmet
  • Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
  • Morgan Marinne
  • Félicien Pitsaer
  • Pascale Montpetit
  • Yolande Moreau
  • Sophia Leboutte
  • Philippe Grand Henry
  • Philippe Fretun
  • Jean-Pierre Léaud
  • Gabriel Arcand

Director

  • Dominique Cabrera

Drama

1h 50min

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FR

France
2003
Set in the summer of 1942 during WWII, the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives, revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures, even in times of war and dispair. As young Julien, his family and a group of friends traverse the French countryside after fleeing the institution they called home, Julien must deal with his father's extreme violence and his mother's rosy fantasies and once again form a family that society tries to forget.

Set in the summer of 1942 during WWII, the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives, revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures, even in times of war and dispair. As young Julien, his family and a group of friends traverse the French countryside after fleeing the institution they called home, Julien must deal with his father's extreme violence and his mother's rosy fantasies and once again form a family that society tries to forget.


Cast & Crew