Chicago – Sometimes one performance can bolster the impact of an entire production. That’s certainly the case with Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s overlooked adaptation of Tatiana de Rosnay’s bestseller. Though the picture’s marquee name is Kristin Scott Thomas, her character merely provides a modern framework for the real story, set during the massive 1942 deportation of Jewish civilians from France.
Though de Rosnay’s tale is a work of fiction, it is entirely grounded within the reality of its time period and locations, such as the indoor track, Vélodrome d’Hiver, where prisoners were stored before being transported to various camps (in this case, Beune-la-Rolande). What makes “Key” particularly disturbing is that fact that it views these horrors through the perspective of its titular child. She’s played by ten-year-old Mélusine Mayance, who has already emerged as one of the most extraordinarily gifted actresses of her generation.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
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Though de Rosnay’s tale is a work of fiction, it is entirely grounded within the reality of its time period and locations, such as the indoor track, Vélodrome d’Hiver, where prisoners were stored before being transported to various camps (in this case, Beune-la-Rolande). What makes “Key” particularly disturbing is that fact that it views these horrors through the perspective of its titular child. She’s played by ten-year-old Mélusine Mayance, who has already emerged as one of the most extraordinarily gifted actresses of her generation.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
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- 12/15/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
ComingSoon.net has your first look at a new TV spot for Sarah's Key , opening in theaters on Friday, July 22. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, the drama stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn. The film starts in Paris, July 1942, where ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist...
- 7/15/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The Weinstein Company has debuted the official trailer and poster for “Sarah’s Key,” based on the bestselling novel written by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Synopsis: Sarah’s Key is the story of an American journalist living in Paris, Julia Jarmond (Kristen Scott Thomas), whose research for an article about the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up turning her own world upside down.
In July 1942, Sarah, a ten-year old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door in the middle of the night arresting Jewish families. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard – their secret hiding place – and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Nearly seventy years later, Julia stumbles on the terrible secret that the home Sarah’s family was forced to leave is about to become her own.
Synopsis: Sarah’s Key is the story of an American journalist living in Paris, Julia Jarmond (Kristen Scott Thomas), whose research for an article about the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup in 1942 in France ends up turning her own world upside down.
In July 1942, Sarah, a ten-year old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door in the middle of the night arresting Jewish families. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard – their secret hiding place – and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Nearly seventy years later, Julia stumbles on the terrible secret that the home Sarah’s family was forced to leave is about to become her own.
- 6/7/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
See the movie trailer and image from Sarah's Key, starring Kristen Scott Thomas. Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the incredible-looking drama which is being sent out by The Weinstein Company on July 22nd this year. Also known as Elle s'appelait Sarah, the film includes Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominque Frot, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn and Natasha Mashkevich. Sarah's Key comes from a screenplay by Serge Joncour and Paquet-Brenner, based on the New York Times best seller written by Tatiana de Rosnay...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the movie trailer and image from Sarah's Key, starring Kristen Scott Thomas. Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the incredible-looking drama which is being sent out by The Weinstein Company on July 22nd this year. Also known as Elle s'appelait Sarah, the film includes Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominque Frot, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn and Natasha Mashkevich. Sarah's Key comes from a screenplay by Serge Joncour and Paquet-Brenner, based on the New York Times best seller written by Tatiana de Rosnay...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the movie trailer and image from Sarah's Key, starring Kristen Scott Thomas. Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs the incredible-looking drama which is being sent out by The Weinstein Company on July 22nd this year. Also known as Elle s'appelait Sarah, the film includes Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominque Frot, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn and Natasha Mashkevich. Sarah's Key comes from a screenplay by Serge Joncour and Paquet-Brenner, based on the New York Times best seller written by Tatiana de Rosnay...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The one-sheet for Gilles Paquet-Brenner next film, Sarah’s Key, has landed over at ComingSoon.net, depicting a contemplative Kristen Scott Thomas as she stares longingly into the distance.
Thomas’ Sarah locked her little brother in a wardrobe, you see, in a desperate bid to protect him from the anti-semetic French police intent on arresting her parents and ten-year-old self in the middle of the night.
Having promised to come back for him but unable to do so for the next sixty years, Sarah must retrace her steps, unaware of an American reported simultaneously following a trail of clues that indicate a link between the two women.
Sarah’s Key will open with a limited release in select cinemas on July 22. Kristen Scott Thomas is set to star alongside Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn.
Thomas’ Sarah locked her little brother in a wardrobe, you see, in a desperate bid to protect him from the anti-semetic French police intent on arresting her parents and ten-year-old self in the middle of the night.
Having promised to come back for him but unable to do so for the next sixty years, Sarah must retrace her steps, unaware of an American reported simultaneously following a trail of clues that indicate a link between the two women.
Sarah’s Key will open with a limited release in select cinemas on July 22. Kristen Scott Thomas is set to star alongside Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn.
- 6/2/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the poster for Sarah's Key , the Gilles Paquet-Brenner drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn. Opening in limited theaters on July 22, the film starts in Paris, July 1942, where ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist...
- 5/26/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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