The Year when I Was Seven
L'année de mes sept ans
Synopsis
My name is Hélène and 1952 was not an easy year for me. First, because my parents decided to leave Montpellier for Paris but without taking me and my big brother Michel along with them. Why, I don't know... The fact remains that I had to leave the south for Lille, in the North, where my grandmother Yaya (her true name is Alice but this is the way call her) and my grandfather Georges were living. What I disliked most was that Yaya had a preference for Michel and that Granddaddy was too grumpy. In Lille I also got very upset when pupils at the catholic school I attended told me I was... Jewish. Jewish? I didn't even know that Jews even existed. And when I knew better about them (Michel was more informed than I was), what a shock it was when I learned that my two other grandparents had been sent to a concentration during the war. A little too much for a little girl like me. A sure thing is that I will never forget the year 1952, the year when I was seven...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Irène Jouannet
- Screenplay & Story
- Irène Jouannet, Eglal Errera, Jean-Philippe Mitrani
- Original Title
- L'année de mes sept ans
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Production Studios
- Cauri Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Centre Régional des Ressources Audiovisuelles (CRRAV)
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Irène Jouannet
Irène Jouannet, Eglal Errera, Jean-Philippe Mitrani
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Irène Jouannet
Writer
Irène Jouannet
Director
Eglal Errera
Writer
Jean-Philippe Mitrani
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What is The Year when I Was Seven about?
My name is Hélène and 1952 was not an easy year for me. First, because my parents decided to leave Montpellier for Paris but without taking me and my big brother Michel along with them. Why, I don't know... The fact remains that I had to leave the south for Lille, in the North, where my grandmother Yaya (her true name is Alice but this is the way call her) and my grandfather Georges were living. What I disliked most was that Yaya had a preference for Michel and that Granddaddy was too grumpy. In Lille I also got very upset when pupils at the catholic school I attended told me I was... Jewish. Jewish? I didn't even know that Jews even existed. And when I knew better about them (Michel was more informed than I was), what a shock it was when I learned that my two other grandparents had been sent to a concentration during the war. A little too much for a little girl like me. A sure thing is that I will never forget the year 1952, the year when I was seven...
Who directed The Year when I Was Seven?
The Year when I Was Seven was directed by Irène Jouannet.
Who stars in The Year when I Was Seven?
The principal cast of The Year when I Was Seven includes Clémence Meyer, Marie-José Nat, Gilles Ségal, Arthur Pellisier, Vanessa Larré.
When was The Year when I Was Seven released and how long is it?
The Year when I Was Seven was released in 2003 with a total runtime of 2h 31m.