- Les Femmes de l'ombre
Infobox Film
name = Les Femmes de l'ombre
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director =Jean-Paul Salomé
producer =Éric Névé
writer = Laurent Vachaud
Jean-Paul Salomé
starring =Sophie Marceau Julie Depardieu Marie Gillain Déborah François Moritz Bleibtreu Maya Sansa
music = Bruno Coulais
cinematography = Pascal Ridao
editing = Marie-Pierre Renaud
distributor = France:TFM Distribution
UK:Revolver Entertainment
released =France : Date|2008-03-05UK : Date|2008-06-27
runtime = 116 minutes
country =France
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language = French
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website = http://www.femaleagents.co.uk/
amg_id = V433940
imdb_id = 0824330"Les Femmes de l'ombre" (literally "Women of the Shadows") is a French
film about female resistance fighters in theSecond World War . Jean-Paul Salomé, the director, drew inspiration from anobituary in "The Times " newspaper [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article822813.ece Lise Villameur obituary] ] ofLise Villameur , one of the few recognised heroes of the SOE.The international English title of the film is "Female Agents". It was in part funded by
BBC Films .Reception
While the film received general positive reviews from French critics, certain resistance veterans from the time have criticised it saying it portrayed them as "coerced into joining the resistance", not joining through
patriotism . [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1581142/Sophie-Marceau%27s-new-film-sparks-resistance.html Sophie Marceau's new film sparks resistance] ]References
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