sksvlad
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1943, a young Jewish boy is sent by his Parisian parents to live with an old Catholic couple in the deep French country side to be safe https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063771/. He has to conceal his Jewish origins because the old man is not fond of Jews. What comes out of it is a wonderful story of love and survival. Michel Simon (a veteran Swiss actor with a very interesting real life story) shines as the old man but the supporting cast is all great too. This black&white movie must be one of the jewels of post IIWW European comedy, very gently blending humour with dark war reality. The movie almost watches like Alice in Wonderland at times.
Oh, yeah, it is a Claude Berri movie!!!
Oh, yeah, it is a Claude Berri movie!!!
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