United States / Jan 25, 1984
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jacqueline Doyen | Mme Vernier |
| Saga Blanchard | Sophie |
| Guillaume Le Guellec | René |
| Christine Pascal | Sarah |
| Jacques Blal | Lionel Feldman |
| Bernard Cazassus | Le chef de gare |
| Gérard Chambre | Flirt |
| Patricia Champane | Florence |
| François Cluzet | Un militaire |
| Jean-Claude de Goros | Le patron du cabaret |
| Norton de Matos | Journaliste |
| Anne Fabien | La femme élégante |
| Frédéric Graziani | |
| Dominique Lavanant | L'aboyeuse |
| Denis Lavant | Un militaire |
| Anne Lévy | Maria |
| Catherine Margaillan |
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| Sonia Pfirmann | Louisa Feldman |
| Pascal Pistacio | Un militaire |
| Joseph Michael Roth | Un militaire |
| Serge Ruben | André Feldman |
| Nils Tavernier | Le milicien |
| Corinne Anxionnaz |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Coup de foudre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | S.F.P.C., Partner's Productions, Alexandre Films, Hachette Première, Films A2 |
| Release date | 6 aprile 1983 |
| Production | Ariel Zeitoun |
| Writer | Alain Le Henry, Diane Kurys |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Assistant directors | Emmanuel Gust, Periclès Prokopiadis, Hubert Engammare, Ofer Lelouch, Fabienne Bichet, Marie Fernández, Diane Kurys |
| Camera operators | Bernard Lutic |
| Additional photography | Bernard Lutic |
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| Production design | Jacques Bufnoir |
| Art direction | Jacques Bufnoir |
| Set decoration | Jacques Bufnoir |
| Music | Luis Bacalov, Harald Maury, Alix Comte, Dominique Duchatelle, Gérard Lecas, Gilbert Crozet |
| Sound | Harald Maury, Alix Comte, Dominique Duchatelle, Gérard Lecas, Gilbert Crozet, Luis Bacalov |
| Costume design | Mic Cheminal, Maryse Faure, Jean-Pierre Eychenne, Anne Bourdiol, Jacques Michel, Joël Lavau, Pierre Vadé |
| Makeup | Maryse Faure, Jean-Pierre Eychenne, Anne Bourdiol, Joël Lavau, Jacques Michel, Pierre Vadé, Mic Cheminal |
| Hairstyling | Maryse Faure, Jean-Pierre Eychenne, Anne Bourdiol, Jacques Michel, Joël Lavau, Pierre Vadé, Mic Cheminal |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
France / Apr 06, 1983 / TP
Sweden / Sep 16, 1983
Argentina / Oct 13, 1983
Denmark / Oct 14, 1983
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Belgium / Oct 27, 1983
Spain / Apr 06, 1984
Germany / Feb 08, 1985
Finland / Nov 21, 1987
Portugal / Feb 24, 1989
United Kingdom / Mar 01, 2020 / Re-Release
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