France 1939: One Last Summer

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A collection of home movies, diaries and letters from the last summer before the start of the Second World War reveals how far the impending conflict was away from the minds of ordinary French people.

Released May 30, 2019

Overview

Gustave Folcher, a French farmer, wrote in his 1939 diary that the summer had been long and hot. He was not alone. Many other anonymous French men and women wrote of the beauty and warmth of those summer months and how threats of war were far from their minds. Through home movies, diaries and letters, One Last Summer describes the final weeks of peace in France and the mix of blindness, denial and prophetic clear-sightedness of those facing the war that was about to unfold.

Runtime

1h 1m


Origin Country

France


Original Language

French


Original Title

1939, Un Dernier Été


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • France

Spoken Languages

  • Français (French)

Production Companies

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    Zadig Productions

    France

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