France 1939: One Last Summer

France 1939: One Last Summer (2019)

A collection of home movies, diaries and letters from the last summer before the start of the Second World War reveals how far the impending conflict was away from the minds of ordinary French people.

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 2019-05-30
  • Runtime: 1h 1min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Zadig Productions
  • Production Country: France
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Summary

Gustave Folcher, a French farmer, wrote in his 1939 diary that the summer had been long and hot. He was not alone. Many other anonymous French men and women wrote of the beauty and warmth of those summer months and how threats of war were far from their minds. Through home movies, diaries and letters, One Last Summer describes the final weeks of peace in France and the mix of blindness, denial and prophetic clear-sightedness of those facing the war that was about to unfold.

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Directing Ruth Zylberman Director
Production Céline Nusse Producer
Sound Nicolas Repac Original Music Composer
Editing Valérie Loiseleux Editor
Production Marie-Hélène Barbéris Researcher
Sound Arnaud Ledoux Sound Editor
Editing Isabelle Laclau Color Grading
Production Alice Tubert Production Assistant
Sound Arno Ledoux Sound Recordist
Sound Aurélien Bony Sound Recordist
Editing Anaïs Berthier Assistant Editor
Art Olivier Marquézy Graphic Designer
Production Florence Guinaudeau Production Manager
Production Léa Lagan Production Assistant
Production Alexis Coudray Production Assistant
Crew Florian Lobstein Technical Supervisor
Production Claude Szwimer Production Manager
Production Xavier Martinot Production Manager
Production Benjamin Gourier Production Assistant
Production Claudine Mourette Production Assistant
Production Nadine Belkacemi Production Assistant