Trailer for The Guardians, starring Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours and Gilbert Bonneau. Film was released to international markets under the title Les Gardiennes.
An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch (Nathalie Baye) must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front. Hortense reluctantly brings on an outsider, the hard-scrabble teenage orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to help her daughter Solange (Laura Smet). New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves. Acclaimed filmmaker Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men) revels in the mysteries and beauties of the French countryside, here unravaged by war, with painterly images bathed in natural light, yet keeps his focus on the intricate drama that plays out against the upheaval of the Great War.
2 min 6 sec
Views
2,102
Posted On
March 19, 2018
Xavier Beauvois
Writer
Xavier Beauvois
Studio
Music Box Films
Release
May 4, 2018
Nathalie Baye
Laura Smet
Iris Bry
Cyril Descours
Gilbert Bonneau
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