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War in the Highlands

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Original title

La guerre dans le Haut Pays (War in the Highlands)

Year

1999

Running time

105 min.

Country

France

Director

Francis Reusser

Screenwriter

Jean-Claude Carrière, Francis Reusser. Novel: Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Cast

Music

Jean-François Monot

Cinematography

Christophe Beaucarne

Producer

Co-production France-Switzerland-Belgium;

Arena Films, CAB Productions, Saga Film

Genre

Drama. Romance | Napoleonic Wars

Synopsis

In the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies in the Pays de Vaud occupy the latter and begin preparations for a military offensive which will hasten the fall of Berne. On the far side of the snow-blocked passes of their protective mountains, those who reject the ideas of the Enlightenment begins to organise resistance. Caught between these warring ideas two young lovers, David and Julie, are swept away in the whirlwind stirred up by conflict between parents, passionate disharmony, betrayed friendships, the weight of civil and religious customs.

Awards: 1999: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

1998: Swiss Film Awards: Nominated for Best Film

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War in the Highlands

1999

Francis Reusser