In the innocents, not even nuns are spared war horrors. The innocents originally titled agnus dei is a profoundly disturbing film in every way. A sweeping, wellwrought melodrama of the old school, director anne fontaines film is set in and around a polish convent in december 1945. Based on a true world war ii story, film explores sexual assault on nuns by soviet troops. The story is true and these women deserve to be heard. Mathilde is a french red cross doctor working on a mission to help the french survivors of the german camps. Every time when i watch such films with an unpleasant subject matter such as the innocents, i understand more and more the true definition of storytelling. Faith and fear in a story of innocents inspired by real events, the innocents visits a convent in 1945 where a doctor finds herself unexpectedly treating pregnant nuns. Pg some bloody images, brief suggestive content, sexual assault.
Although its based on a remarkable true story from the immediate aftermath of world war ii and a. The film, based on real events in postwar poland, depicts how. It is a film about a polish benedictine monastery at the end of the second world war. The innocents and the secret it reveals catholic world. The innocents is set in december 1945, six months after the end of the war in europe, in a poland under occupation by russian troops. Jun 30, 2016 a sweeping, wellwrought melodrama of the old school, director anne fontaines film is set in and around a polish convent in december 1945.
Jul 08, 2016 les innocents is inspired from a littleknown true event that occurred in poland in 1945. National catholic register the innocents opens in a benedictine convent in poland in 1945, shortly after the event known, not without bitter irony, as the liberation of poland by the soviet army. Find out where the innocents 2016 is streaming, if the innocents 2016 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The innocents shines a light on an episode shrouded in. Anne fontaine has directed a robust film inspired by a true story from the second world war. Based on true story a list of 47 titles created 11 jun 2017 shoah a list of 47 titles created 18 mar 2018 unmissable films in a foreign language a. It is one of those rare films that has the ability to change you as you watch the story unfold. Names have been changed but its story is inspired by pauliac. Veteran french director anne fontaine approaches a spiritually and emotionally complex reallife slice of history with deftness and understated. Opens july 15 in toronto varsity and vancouver fifth avenue.
And its all based on a true story, that of red cross doctor, madeleine pauliac, who looked after the nuns in a polish convent after the end. Oct 01, 2016 the innocents is set in december 1945, six months after the end of the war in europe, in a poland under occupation by russian troops. The innocents tells a story of trauma, grace national. The innocents, a new francopolishbelgian production, comes to the screens this weekend.
The innocents a disturbing true story of dignity aced. I watched director anne fontaines gemma bovery postwwii drama the innocents les innocents is a state of perpetual awe. Sorry, horror fansthe innocents has zilch to do with the 1961 classic of. Karine, pascal bonitzer, anne fontaine and alice vial, after an original idea by philippe maynial. Jul 28, 2016 another side of wars horrors in the innocents bill goodykoontz, usa today network published 12. Reading about the film prior to viewing, i was a little put off by the subject matter but the movie was done in a very tasteful and respectful way. The innocents tells a story of trauma, grace national catholic. Based on a true story and set in a ravaged poland in the immediate aftermath of the seconf world war, this satisfying melodrama. The extra features about making the movie were also really good. The movie gives her a semilove story in her affair with a medical.
Its so nice to see a movie about women from a womans perspective, in womens voices. The innocents official trailer 1 2016 drama hd youtube. The innocents begins at the end of world war ii in poland, december 1945. The innocents is a heartbreaking film that portrays a community that is helpless in the face of brutality and whose resolve is tested to the breaking point when a death occurs in the convent and the question of the disposition of the newborn children takes us to an unexpected dark place. As more of them give birth, the movie creates a complex group portrait. Philippe maynial developed the story from actual notes made by his aunt, the reallife red cross doctor madeleine pauliac 191246. The innocents and the secret it reveals catholic world report.
The innocents strikingly tells of what befell a convent. The innocents les innocentes is a masterful look at how our experiences shape and change us. The story told in anne fontaines film brings you a harsh reality of the war when not. A liveaction pirate adventure story based on the bestselling manga by eiichiro oda. The innocents 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. The innocents 2016 where to stream and watch decider. The innocents, a frenchpolish production, is the powerful, initially disturbing but ultimately hopeful true story of several polish roman catholic nuns raped by soviet soldiers in wwii and how a french red cross doctor risks her career to help several of the nuns through their resulting pregnancies. Jun 30, 2016 the innocents tells a story of trauma, grace.
In polish and french with english subtitles, this is a tender story, based on actual events, and is set in warsaw, december 1945. Karine, alice vial, and pascal bonitzer, is powerfully directed by anne fontaine who elicited restrained, but intense performances from each member of her talented ensemble. Inspired by real events, the innocents visits a convent in 1945 where a doctor finds herself. While she works in poland, she is asked for help by a nun. The innocents a true story of survival and renewal yo. The innocents isnt up to the questions its harrowing true story raises. From the early, eerie, unquestionably haunting images of a young nun traipsing through a barren, snowcovered polish countryside going who knows where, to a moment of communal redemption. It begins quietly, in a benedictine convent during one of the. One of the best movies of the year 2016, imho didnt get a lot of mention at awards time, but certainly as important as a political comment on a true story as. As the nuns lift their voices in song, giving praise to god, a voice is heard making a rather different. The messages of perseverance and hope in a time of despair are powerful.
Jun 30, 2016 the innocents is set in december 1945, six months after the end of the european war, in a poland occupied by russian troops. Nov 11, 2016 today sees the release of the new film from anne fontaine, the celebrated director behind coco before chanel and gemma bovery. The innocents is truly a harrowing, yet at the same time inspirational film. And its all based on a true story, that of red cross doctor, madeleine pauliac, who looked after. Pg some bloody images, brief suggestive content, sexual assault, disturbing thematic material. The film opens august 19 in montreal and in other cities throughout the summer. Jun 01, 2016 published on jun 1, 2016 warsaw, december 1945. According to the notes taken by madeleine pauliac, the red cross doctor who inspired the film, 25 of them were raped in their convent as much as 40 times in a row for some. Perhaps thats why this movie is both grimmer and meatier than the directors previous efforts. I would definitely watch this movie again and again. Jun 30, 2016 faith and fear in a story of innocents inspired by real events, the innocents visits a convent in 1945 where a doctor finds herself unexpectedly treating pregnant nuns. This poignant tale, based on a true story, follows a group of benedictine sisters in 1945 poland as they call. Jul 21, 2016 the innocents is a heartbreaking film that portrays a community that is helpless in the face of brutality and whose resolve is tested to the breaking point when a death occurs in the convent and the question of the disposition of the newborn children takes us to an unexpected dark place. Jul 01, 2016 the innocents is most interested in exploring how the atrocities test the sisters religious faith.
Joanna kulig in the innocents courtesy of music box films. At the end of world war ii, a french doctor with the red cross treats nuns at a polish convent who were raped and impregnated by russian soldiers. Serene, austere benedictine nuns sing sweetly in the quiet stillness of morninguntil a piercing scream echoes through the stone hallways, sending a chill. The innocents is most interested in exploring how the atrocities test the sisters religious faith. As the nuns lift their voices in song, giving praise to god, a voice is heard making a rather different sound. The innocents is set in december 1945, six months after the end of the european war, in a poland occupied by russian troops. Today sees the release of the new film from anne fontaine, the celebrated director behind coco before chanel and gemma bovery. Les innocents is inspired from a littleknown true event that occurred in poland in 1945.
From the early, eerie, unquestionably haunting images of a young nun traipsing through a barren, snowcovered polish countryside going who. The innocents is set in 1945 poland and is a story based on the journal writings of dr. When a panicked benedictine nun appears at the clinic one night begging mathilde to follow her back to the convent, what she finds there is shocking. The true story behind haunting new film the innocents. A sincere if a little simple supernatural love story, the innocents moody meandering leaves a satisfying first impression. This year, we have yet another historical drama about polish nuns with the innocents. Les innocentes, also known as agnus dei, is a 2016 french film. Based on true story a list of 47 titles created 11 jun 2017 shoah.
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