Synopsis
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
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Cast
- Jesse EisenbergMarcel
- Ed HarrisGeorge S. Patton
- Clémence PoésyEmma
- Matthias SchweighöferKlaus Barbie
- Bella RamseyElsbeth
- Géza RöhrigGeorges Loinger
- Félix MoatiAlain
- Vica KerekesMila
- Martha IssováFlora
- Karl MarkovicsCharles Mangel
Recommandations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
A tense and gripping thriller inspired by yet another true-life, World War II-era tale of courage and resolve against one of history’s most unthinkable evils. - 70
Variety
Resistance tells a story that’s plenty strong on its own terms, and if anything, it’s a bonus that one of the key participants should survive to become famous. Afforded depth and gravitas by Angelo Milli’s string score, the film hardly needs the framing device in which Ed Harris appears as Gen. George S. Patton, regaling his troops with Marceau’s story before inviting him onstage for his first public show. - 67
The Film Stage
Poésy, Kerekes, and Röhrig steal many scenes with their emotional investment to their respective roles. Schweighöfer is easy to hate . . . and Eisenberg is effective yet again as a “genius” whose pragmatism borderlines on Asperger’s if not full-on misanthropy. If the story itself doesn’t grab your attention, their performances within should. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film functions as a handsomely mounted biopic that tells a little-known story with considerable passion. - 62
TheWrap
Jonathan Jakubowicz’s drama doesn’t add as much to the beyond-crowded World War II genre as it could despite the genuinely compelling true story on which it’s based. - 50
Movie Nation
When we’re meant to be moved, there’s a disconnect. And when we should be transfixed, something Marceau managed in mastering his art, we’re let down. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Eisenberg does an admirable job porting his typically nervous energy into Marceau, a man who’s not portrayed as a full-blooded hero so much as a sincere, if naive, nebbish constantly wrestling with his fears and doubts. - 42
The A.V. Club
Resistance is like a maudlin Robin Williams vehicle inorganically fused with a by-the-numbers wartime thriller. In place of showbiz clichés, there are tacky WWII-movie tropes.
