Resistance (2020 film)
Resistance (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
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| Screenplay by | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
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| Music by | Angelo Milli |
| Cinematography | M.I. Littin-Menz |
| Edited by | Alexander Berner |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $282,228[1] |
Resistance is a 2020 biographical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, inspired by the life of Marcel Marceau. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Marceau, with Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alicia von Rittberg, Félix Moati, Géza Röhrig, Karl Markovics, Vica Kerekes, Bella Ramsey, Ed Harris and Édgar Ramírez.
It was released in the United States on March 27, 2020, by IFC Films. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only a few independent and drive-in theaters remained open, Resistance topped the weekend box office in its opening weekend by earning $2,490 on one screen.
Plot[edit source]
Aspiring mime Marcel Marceau joins the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis.
Cast[edit source]
- Jesse Eisenberg as Marcel Marceau, an aspiring mime artist who fought for the French Jewish Resistance
- Kue Lawrence as young Marcel
- Clémence Poésy as Emma
- Félix Moati as Alain
- Vica Kerekes as Mila
- Matthias Schweighöfer as Klaus Barbie, a ruthless Gestapo agent
- Géza Röhrig as Georges Loinger, Marceau's cousin and member of the French Jewish Resistance
- Ed Harris as George S. Patton, US Army general and commander of the 7th Army
- Bella Ramsey as Elsbeth
- Martha Issová as Flora
- Karl Markovics as Charles Mangel
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Max Rheinemert
- Alex Fondja as Frederique
- Aurélie Bancilhon as Dominique
- Alicia von Rittberg as Regine
- Louise Morell as Marcel's Mother
- Wolfgang Ceczor as Old Man on Train
- Philip Lenkowsky as Father Montluc
- Édgar Ramírez as Sigmund (Elsbeth's Father)
- Klára Issová as Judith (Elsbeth's Mother)
- Dimitri Storoge as Vichy Officer
- Felicity Montagu Mrs. Garner (Emma's Mother)
- Werner Biermeier as Swiss Hunter
- Maxim Boubin as Joseph on the Tree
- Tobias Gareth Elman as Joseph (older)
Production[edit source]
In May 2017, it was announced Jesse Eisenberg had joined the cast of the film, portraying the role of Marcel Marceau, during his days as a member of the French Resistance, with Jonathan Jakubowicz directing from a screenplay he wrote.[2] In February 2018, it was announced Haley Bennett and Matthias Schweighöfer had joined the cast of the film, with Warner Bros. Pictures distributing in Germany.[3] In November 2018, Ed Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Clémence Poésy, Bella Ramsey, Géza Röhrig, Karl Markovics and Félix Moati joined the cast of the film, with Poésy replacing Bennett.[4]
Release[edit source]
Rocket Science handled international distribution rights. In November 2019, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[5] It was released on March 27, 2020.[6] The film was set to have a theatrical release, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic IFC released the film on video on demand instead.[7] It was tied for the highest-grossing film in America when it debuted in the week of April 17, 2020, grossing $2,490.[8]
Critical reception[edit source]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 62 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.76/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Flawed yet honorable, Resistance pushes past uneven performances and execution to pay sincere tribute to its real-life protagonist."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it an "involving if imperfect look at humanism amidst atrocity."[11] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone also gave the film a positive review, writing: "Playing the iconic mime Marcel Marceau in his early days as a French Resistance fighter for Jewish children, Eisenberg acts with physical finesse and deep feeling, proving that the power of art can literally be a saving grace."[12] Michael Nordine of TheWrap praised Eisenberg's performance writing: "His best work comes at the mime's first real public performance, where he dons the white makeup and silently mimes his way through the war itself: Without a single word, he articulates the film's point more movingly than any monologue ever could."[13]
David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a negative review writing: "Resistance can't stop finding new reasons to ignore its protagonist, or flatten him into anonymity, Eisenberg's performance is the giddy standout of a bizarre and half-baked Holocaust thriller that's otherwise absent any sense of self".[14] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times also gave the film a negative review, saying that "Resistance feels disjointed and dated."[15
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