Sebastian Faulks' story of a plucky woman in the SOE is adapted by Jeremy Brock (Mrs Brown, The Last King of Scotland, How I Live Now). I can't help feeling the material has been somewhat filtered for broad public consumption, though the story is most affecting in its pursuit of two young Jewish boys and their plight. The ending is somewhat cheesy.
It's another of those ones where everyone has a *slightly* French accent, which is distracting, but understandable, otherwise most of the film would have to be subtitled (not that that would have bothered me). Voice coach Joan Washington was kept busy. In fact it's impressive that Australian Cate Blanchett can do Scottish and French. Anderson is Australian also - an unusual choice for this material, perhaps - she did the 1994 Little Women.
With Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Anton Lesser, James Fleet, Helen McCrory (briefly), Ron Cook, Jack Shepherd (also briefly), Rupert Penry-Jones.
Nicely photographed by Dion Beebe. Production design is by Joseph Bennett. Stephen Warbeck wrote the music, Nicholas Beauman is the editor.
Did notice the 'Maurice' Fleet refers to at book launch must be Maurice Buckmaster, Head of Station F.
Did appreciate the reference to the girlfriend going to see I Walked With a Zombie at the cinema, though as it was a B picture, probably not the one that would have been mentioned.
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