In 1942, Gilles was arrested in occupied France and sent to a concentration camp in Germany. Before being shot, he escaped death and swore to the soldiers that he was not a Jew, but a Persian. A lie that saves him momentarily, as one of the camp leaders wants him to learn Persian for his post-war projects. At the risk of capture, Gilles invents the language every night to teach it to an SS captain the next day. The special relationship that develops between the two men soon causes the jealousy and suspicions of others…
An incredible film duo
This charming square is the moving drama Les Leçons persanes. Based on a short story Finding Sprasche (the invention of language) Wolfgang Koolhaase’s feature film, which was unfairly shunned when it was released in theaters, is a work as subtle as it is breathtaking. First of all, this film, presented at the preview of the Berlinale, is distinguished by the incredible clash of characters performed by the German Lars Eidinger and the Argentine Nahuel Perez Biscayart (César for the most promising actor for his role in 120 beats per minute).
If Persian lessons Based on a short story, director Vadim Perelman was inspired by many similar stories that actually happened, in which people manage to cope thanks to their intelligence and resourcefulness. “These stories have only one thing in common: they are crazy, precisely because their heroes needed courage, luck, quick thinking and help to escape from the relentless pursuit of the German fascists and their supporters.the film director notes.
In search of sympathy…
Vadim Perelman It tried to make the audience feel sympathy for the film’s characters, especially the officer who tries to learn Persian. In the films of the permanent director. “There are films where the Nazis are robots, screaming automatons, rushed, scary and demonized – very one-dimensional characters”he declares. “I think we cannot forget that the Nazis were also human beings. They loved, they were jealous, they were afraid, they had all the human qualities. And this, in a way, makes their actions even more terrifying. “
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