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58% Critic Match
Chouans !
“Royalists against republicans...”
5.8 / 10• 1988• 2h 25m•NR• French
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
Directed by Philippe de Broca, the film recounts a bloody episode of the French Revolution. 1793, the Terror . In Vendée and in Bretagne, the chouans are revolting against the young Republic and fight for the monarchy restauration. The civil war divides also the family of the Count Savinien de Kerfadec, a liberal and generous noble and a flying machines inventor.
Cast & Crew
Philippe Noiret
Savinien de Kerfadec
Lead
Lambert Wilson
Tarquin
Roger Dumas
Bouchard
Sophie Marceau
Céline
Stéphane Freiss
Aurèle
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Baron de Tiffauges
Charlotte de Turckheim
Olympe de Saint-Gildas
Michael Gempart
Le Général
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philippe de Broca's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chouans ! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
