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Mérette

  • TV Movie
  • 1982
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
100
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Anne Bos and Jean Bouise in Mérette (1982)
Period DramaDrama

A young girl blames God for her mother's death. Her father sends her away to be guided by a pastor in a country village. They clash over what the pastor and the people in the village deem ac... Read allA young girl blames God for her mother's death. Her father sends her away to be guided by a pastor in a country village. They clash over what the pastor and the people in the village deem acceptable behavior.A young girl blames God for her mother's death. Her father sends her away to be guided by a pastor in a country village. They clash over what the pastor and the people in the village deem acceptable behavior.

  • Director
    • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
  • Writers
    • Gottfried Keller
    • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
    • Jean-Louis Roncoroni
  • Stars
    • Anne Bos
    • Jean Bouise
    • Isabelle Sadoyan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    100
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
    • Writers
      • Gottfried Keller
      • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
      • Jean-Louis Roncoroni
    • Stars
      • Anne Bos
      • Jean Bouise
      • Isabelle Sadoyan
    • 2User reviews
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    Anne Bos
    • Mérette de Pontins
    Jean Bouise
    Jean Bouise
    • Le pasteur Magnoux
    Isabelle Sadoyan
    • Mme Magnoux
    Patrick Lapp
    • Guillaume de Pontins
    Catherine Eger
    • Mathilde de Pontins
    Yvette Théraulaz
    • Simone
    Richard Vachoux
    • Pasteur Couvet
    Charlie Nelson
    • Samuel
    • (as Charles Nelson)
    Christine Wipf
    • Pauline
    François Simon
    • Le peintre
    Michèle Gleizer
    • Mme Coudray
    Jane Friedrich
    • Une paysanne
    Max Heinzelmann
    • Un paysan
    Laurence Montandon
    • Une jeune femme
    Virginie Benard
    • Eliette (un enfant)
    Marc Doret
    • Jonas (un enfant)
    Cédric Fluckiger
    • Denis (un enfant)
    Yvan Neri
    • Antoine (un enfant)
    • Director
      • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
    • Writers
      • Gottfried Keller
      • Jean-Jacques Lagrange
      • Jean-Louis Roncoroni
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    7tpplynch

    Battle of wills

    This is an good view movie. It tells of a young girl who looses her mother and blames god. As a result she refuses to accept religious teachings. Her father sends her away to be guided by a pastor in a country village. From here it is a battle of her refusing to accept what is deemed acceptable behavior by the pastor and the people in the village. Neither the pastor nor the girl will give way to the other.The part of the girl is excellently portrayed by Anne Bos and the part of the Pastor equally well acted by Jean Bouise. I am surprised Anne Bos has so few movies to her name as she seemed to be a potentially good actress, especially for her age.

    It is a good watch, but unfortunately not a freely available movie. I viewed it on a DVD where the quality was acceptable but not excellent. I still enjoyed it. Direction is good with a good story. I am not sure if a copy with subtitles is available, otherwise you will need understand French.

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    • Trivia
      On January 25, 1982, after the broadcast of Mérette on TSR, Christian Defaye received the director Jean-Jacques Lagrange and the actress Anne Bos. Asked about the most difficult scenes in the film, the 10-year-old girl replied that it was the one at the table on Easter Sunday (because they had to repeat it several times) and the one where she bangs on the door of the storehouse where she was locked up (because she had difficulty singing).
    • Quotes

      Mérette de Pontins: I have done nothing wrong.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1982 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Producer TSR's archives
      • RTS streaming
    • Language
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • Neuchâtel, Canton Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Antenne 2 (A2)
      • Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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