Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents
Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
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This bright domestic drama captures a moment in time when, for a large number of idealistic and grateful French men and women, the promise of Russian communism was bright, and everything Russian was a source of joy and amazement. In the story, Irene was rescued from Auschwitz by soldiers from the U.S.S.R., and since that time she has enthusiatically considered Russia to be the source of hope in the world. Her more pragmatic husband has, by 1958, grown somewhat weary of her enthusiasm, which has led her to decorate their apartment with anything Russian she can get her hands on. Matters come to a head when she is befriended by three members of the Red Army Choir during their tour of Paris.Read moreLess
This bright domestic drama captures a moment in time when, for a large number of idealistic and grateful French men and women, the promise of Russian communism was bright, and everything Russian was a source of joy and amazement. In the story, Irene was rescued from Auschwitz by soldiers from the U.S.S.R., and since that time she has enthusiatically considered Russia to be the source of hope in the world. Her more pragmatic husband has, by 1958, grown somewhat weary of her enthusiasm, which has led her to decorate their apartment with anything Russian she can get her hands on. Matters come to a head when she is befriended by three members of the Red Army Choir during their tour of Paris.
The story
This bright domestic drama captures a moment in time when, for a large number of idealistic and grateful French men and women, the promise of Russian communism was bright, and everything Russian was a source of joy and amazement. In the story, Irene was rescued from Auschwitz by soldiers from the U.S.S.R., and since that time she has enthusiatically considered Russia to be the source of hope in the world. Her more pragmatic husband has, by 1958, grown somewhat weary of her enthusiasm, which has led her to decorate their apartment with anything Russian she can get her hands on. Matters come to a head when she is befriended by three members of the Red Army Choir during their tour of Paris.
Cast & crew
Josiane BalaskoIrène
Maurice BénichouBernard
Catherine HiegelRégine
Jean-François DérecOncle Charlot
Viktor NeznanovIvan
Aleksey MaslovSacha
Christine DejouxJeannette
Jacques HerlinChoumerski
André OumanskyCousin Isaac
Patrick BurgelLe concurrentExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Nicolas Boukhrief
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- Screenplay
- Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- Producer
- Maurice Bernart
- Producer
- Luciano Gloor
- Producer
- André Szöts
- Original Music Composer
- Serge Franklin
- Director of Photography
- Bruno Delbonnel
- Director of Photography
- Thierry Jault
- Editor
- Joële Van Effenterre