2 million viewers, 5 Caesars: this historic cinematic event is available on Netflix

Goodbye up there is available on Netflix France

The movie See you up theredirected by Albert Dupontel, is now available on Netflix France. Subscribers thus have the opportunity to discover or rediscover this masterpiece of French cinema. Released in 2017, the film was a great success in theaters and attracted more than 2 million viewers. During the César ceremony in 2018, he won five trophiesincluding Best Director for Albert Dupontel, as well as awards for photography, sets and costumes.

See you up there adapts the novel of the same name by Pierre Lemaitre, published in 2013 and winner of the Prix Goncourt. The plot takes place in end of the First World Warin November 1918. As the conflict draws to a close, Lieutenant Pradelle, played by Laurent Lafitte, sends his men on a dangerous mission, which results in the death of many soldiers. Among the survivors, Édouard Péricourt (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), an artist disfigured by an explosion, and Albert Maillard (Albert Dupontel), an accountant, develop a strong friendship and organize a scam in memory of the fallen.

A tribute to those forgotten by the war

Albert Dupontel invested a lot of care in reconstructing the era. The sets and costumes faithfully reflect post-war France and provide a realistic and engaging setting for this historical fresco. The César-winning cinematography helps create the film’s unique atmosphere, highlighting the contrasts between the artistic beauty of the masks created by Édouard and the harshness of the reality of the time. The scenes take place in a Paris between the two wars, both poetic and brutal, where hope is confronted with the deep wounds left by the conflict.

See you up there highlights the difficulties soldiers encounter in reintegrating into society, often forgotten by a country focused on reconstruction. Through the character of Édouard, Dupontel pays homage to the “broken faces”, these fighters disfigured by war, struggling to find a place in civilian life. The relationship between Édouard and Albert forms the emotional heart of the story and shows their struggle for recognition and survival in a world that prefers to forget them.

Source: Cine Serie

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