Uranus Movie Review 1991

After WWII a French provincial town has been liberated from Nazi invaders--but not its own suspicions, as citizens try to rebuild knowing some of them collaborated with the enemy. An important subject is heavily talked over in static fashion, with a robust Depardieu either a standout or a ham as the earthy saloon-keeper. Based on a novel by Marcel Ayme, himself accused of pro-Vichy leanings during the era. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, France, Postwar, Red Scare, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs

Screenplay

Claude Berri

Cast

Gerard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Gerard Desarthe, Michel Galabru, Fabrice Luchini, Daniel Prevost

Director

Claude Berri

Music

Jean-Claude Petit

Producer

Pierre Grunstein