Valiant Hearts (film)
{{Short description|2021 film by Mona Achache}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Valiant Hearts
| image = Valiant_Hearts_(2021)_film_poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Cœurs vaillants}}
| director = Mona Achache
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Mona Achache{{Cite web |title=Valiant Hearts de Mona Achache (2021) |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/51765/valiant-hearts |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Unifrance |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007125717/https://en.unifrance.org/movie/51765/valiant-hearts |url-status=live }}
- Christophe Offenstein
- Jean Cottin
- Anne Berest
- Valérie Zenatti
}}
| starring = Camille Cottin
| cinematography = Isarr Eiriksson
| studio = {{plainlist|
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| distributor = BAC Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|10|1|War On Screen|ref1={{Cite web |last=Roussel |first=Mathieu |date=28 September 2021 |title=Une projection de cinéma en avant-première à Mourmelon dans le cadre de War On Screen |url=https://www.lunion.fr/id297432/article/2021-09-28/une-projection-de-cinema-en-avant-premiere-mourmelond-dans-le-cadre-de-war |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231204224721/https://www.lunion.fr/id297432/article/2021-09-28/une-projection-de-cinema-en-avant-premiere-mourmelond-dans-le-cadre-de-war |archive-date=4 December 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Journal L'Union |language=fr}}{{cbignore}}|2022|05|11|France|ref2={{Cite web |title=Vaillant Hearts |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/411059/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Cineuropa |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009153348/https://cineuropa.org/en/film/411059/ |url-status=live }}}}
| country = {{plainlist|
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| budget = €3,7 million{{Cite web |title=Cœurs vaillants {{!}} Valiant Hearts (Titre international) |url=https://www.crew-united.com/fr/Coeurs-vaillants__289561.html |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Crew United |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205012615/https://www.crew-united.com/fr/Coeurs-vaillants__289561.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Dispatch MG Chart Cannes by ecrantotal |url=https://infogram.com/dispatch-mg-chart-cannes-1hxr4zxllj5vo6y |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Infogram |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204235100/https://infogram.com/dispatch-mg-chart-cannes-1hxr4zxllj5vo6y |url-status=live }}
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Valiant Hearts ({{langx|fr|Cœurs vaillants}}) is a 2021 World War II drama film written and directed by Mona Achache from a screenplay she co-wrote with Christophe Offenstein, Jean Cottin, Anne Berest, and Valérie Zenatti, starring Camille Cottin.{{Cite web |last=Bommelaer |first=Claire |date=10 May 2022 |title=Notre critique de Cœurs vaillants: la guerre à hauteur d'enfance |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/notre-critique-de-coeurs-vaillants-la-guerre-a-hauteur-d-enfance-20220510 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205012613/https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/notre-critique-de-coeurs-vaillants-la-guerre-a-hauteur-d-enfance-20220510 |url-status=live }} The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and it is based on the real-life story of Achache's grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer, who was a Jewish child placed in foster care during World War II to escape the Holocaust. The film made its world premiere at the War On Screen Film Festival on 1 October 2021. It was released theatrically in France by BAC Films on 11 May 2022.
Plot
In 1942 during World War II, six Jewish children are hidden by the French Resistance in the Chambord Castle to escape the Holocaust.
Cast
- Camille Cottin as Rose
- Maé Roudet Rubens as Hannah
- Léo Riehl as Jacques
- Ferdinand Redouloux as Josef
- Lila-Rose Gilberti as Clara
- Asia Suissa-Fuller as Henriette
- Luka Haggège as Léon
- Félix Nicolas as Paul
- Swann Arlaud as the curator
- Anne-Lise Heimburger as German officer
- Patrick d'Assumçao as the priest
- Franck Beckmann as the gamekeeper
Production
= Development =
The film is based on the real-life story of director Mona Achache's paternal grandmother, Suzanne Achache–Wiznitzer,{{Cite web |title=Marillenknödel, a recipe by Mamé, a film by Mona Achache |url=https://grandmasproject.org/films/marillenknodel/ |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Grandmas Project |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202161348/http://grandmasproject.org/films/marillenknodel/ |url-status=live }} who was a Jewish child placed in foster care during World War II to escape the Holocaust.{{Cite web |date=13 May 2022 |title=L'invité - Mona Achache |url=https://europe.tv5monde.com/fr/guide-tv/info-societe/l-invite/mona-achache-728334 |website=TV5Monde |language=fr |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011234631/https://europe.tv5monde.com/fr/guide-tv/info-societe/l-invite/mona-achache-728334 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Tremblay |first=Odile |date=20 May 2022 |title="Coeurs vaillants", les enfants cachés sous l'Occupation |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/713385/coeurs-vaillants-les-enfants-caches-sous-l-occupation |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=5 May 2022 |title=Cinéma : "Cœurs vaillants", un film de Mona Achache, au cinéma le 11 mai |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/partenariats/cinema-coeurs-vaillants-un-film-de-mona-achache-au-cinema-le-11-mai_5109691.html |website=France Télévisions |language=fr |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011234627/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/partenariats/cinema-coeurs-vaillants-un-film-de-mona-achache-au-cinema-le-11-mai_5109691.html |url-status=live }}
The original title, {{lang|fr|Cœurs vaillants}}, refers to the French Catholic magazine for children that the hidden children discover in the film.
The character Rose, portrayed by Camille Cottin, was inspired by Rose Valand, a conservator at Paris's {{lang|fr|Jeu de Paume|italic=no}} Museum and a member of the French Resistance who spied and documented artworks stolen by Nazi officers.{{Cite web |last=Lemercier |first=Fabien |date=14 August 2020 |title=Mona Achache is shooting Cœurs vaillants |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/390834/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=4 December 2023 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009153435/https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/390834/ |url-status=live }}
The film is a co-production between France's {{lang|fr|Les Films du Cap|italic=no}} and Orson Films, and Belgium's Scope Pictures It was pre-purchased by the French pay-per-view television channels Canal+ and Ciné+ in 2020. BAC Films purchased the film for theatrical release in France. International sales were handled by Other Angle Pictures.
= Filming =
Filming was postponed by a few weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=21 September 2020 |title=Clap de fin à Chambord pour le film "Coeurs vaillants" |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/loir-et-cher/commune/chambord/clap-de-fin-a-chambord-pour-le-film-coeurs-vaillants |website=La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest |language=fr}} Principal photography began on 29 July 2020 and wrapped on 15 September 2020. Filming took place in the commune of Chambord, Loir-et-Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France,{{Cite web |date=1 August 2020 |title=VIDEO. A Chambord, le tournage du film "Coeurs vaillants" s'adapte à la crise sanitaire |url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/loir-et-cher/video-a-chambord-le-tournage-du-film-coeurs-vaillants-s-adapte-a-la-crise-sanitaire |website=La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest |language=fr}} and at the Chambord Castle.{{Cite web |title=Domaine national de Chambord {{!}} Rapport d'activités 2020 |url=https://cdn1.chambord.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/RA2020bd_compressed1.pdf |website=Chambord Castle |pages=45, 51, 92 |language=fr |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519150253/https://cdn1.chambord.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/RA2020bd_compressed1.pdf |url-status=live }} The shooting followed a strict COVID-19 safety protocol monitored by a COVID reference nurse, and everyone except the actors were using masks on set. The regulations required the children 26 days of filming for them to complete their back-to-school week, so the crew took a week's break.
After shooting at the Chambord Castle for 9 days, the cast and crew then moved to a forest near the {{lang|fr|Butte de Vienne|italic=no}} where filming took place for 18 days. The film's production built a cabin in the forest that should be preserved by Chambord.
Soundtrack
On 2 May 2022, {{lang|fr|Cocotte|italic=no}} & {{lang|fr|Les Films du Cap|italic=no}} released the album with the film's official soundtrack composed by Benoit Rault for HiTnRuN.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2022 |title='Valiant Hearts' Soundtrack Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/18/valiant-hearts-soundtrack-released/ |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=6 December 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710160854/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/18/valiant-hearts-soundtrack-released/ |url-status=live }}{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Benoit Rault for HiTnRuN
| cover =
| released = 2 May 2022
| genre = Film soundtrack
| length = 26:08
| label = {{lang|fr|Cocotte|italic=no}} & {{lang|fr|Les Films du Cap|italic=no}}
| name = {{lang|fr|Cœurs Vaillants un film de Mona Achache (Bande originale du film)}}
}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = {{lang|fr|Cœurs Vaillants un film de Mona Achache (Bande originale du film)}}
| all_writing = Benoit Rault.
| title1 = {{lang|fr|Les passagers|italic=no}}
| length1 = 03:44
| title2 = {{lang|fr|La traversée|italic=no}}
| length2 = 03:30
| title3 = {{lang|fr|A Suzanne|italic=no}}
| length3 = 02:18
| title4 = {{lang|fr|Grande|italic=no}}
| length4 = 00:40
| title5 = {{lang|fr|La fuite de Clara|italic=no}}
| length5 = 03:01
| title6 = {{lang|fr|Immensité|italic=no}}
| length6 = 03:12
| title7 = {{lang|fr|Héros toujours|italic=no}}
| length7 = 02:52
| title8 = {{lang|fr|La cabane|italic=no}}
| length8 = 02:01
| title9 = {{lang|fr|Illuminé|italic=no}}
| length9 = 02:24
| title10 = {{lang|fr|Un totem à Juneau|italic=no}}
| length10 = 01:42
| title11 = {{lang|fr|Les passagers 2|italic=no}}
| length11 = 02:44
| total_length = 26:08
}}
Release
The film made its world premiere at the War On Screen Film Festival in Mourmelon-le-Grand, France on 1 October 2021. It was released theatrically in France by BAC Films on 11 May 2022.
Reception
=Critical response=
AlloCiné, a French cinema site, gave the film an average rating of 2.7/5, based on a survey of 9 French reviews.{{cite web |title=Critiques presse pour le film Cœurs vaillants |url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-285572/critiques/presse/ |website=AlloCiné |access-date=4 December 2023 |language=fr |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006121110/https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-285572/critiques/presse/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title}}
- {{AlloCiné title}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|fr}}
- {{YouTube|AVfKn0R0YMM|Official trailer}}
- [https://medias.unifrance.org/medias/75/206/249419/presse/valiant-hearts-presskit-french.pdf Press kit] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:2020s French-language films
Category:French-language Belgian films
Category:French war drama films
Category:Belgian war drama films
Category:French historical drama films
Category:Belgian historical drama films
Category:Films directed by Mona Achache
Category:Films with screenplays by Mona Achache
Category:French World War II films
Category:Belgian World War II films
Category:Films about the French Resistance
Category:French films based on actual events
Category:Belgian films based on actual events
Category:Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic