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  • Summary: Set during the largely unexplored period immediately after WWII, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. (Empire Pictures)

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    80
    Modest, wise ensemble piece.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    50
    Too many of these characters behave like they just stepped out of a Noel Coward production.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    25
    Presumably, Deville wants to show life returning to normal after WWII, but in the context of this inert movie, "normal" equals "tedious."

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