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Jesse Eisenberg Saves Lives in First Trailer for WWII 'Resistance' Film
by Alex Billington
February 8, 2020
Source: YouTube
"We need to train them to survive." "What good does it do to teach them fear? I think it's important to help the children laugh… in the middle of this war." IFC Films has unveiled the first official trailer for a WWII film titled Resistance, about a young French actor who joins the French Resistance at the beginning of the second World War. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Marcel Mangel, who fought with the resistance in Limoges and helped save the lives of ten thousand Jewish orphans in France. The full cast includes Edgar Ramírez, Clémence Poésy, Bella Ramsey, Matthias Schweighöfer, Géza Röhrig, Karl Markovics, Félix Moati, Alicia von Rittberg, and Vica Kerekes. This looks very powerful and inspiring, even with a few of the cliche war movie moments. Eisenberg, despite not being French, looks to be giving it his all as Marcel.
Here's the first official trailer for Jonathan Jakubowicz's Resistance, direct from YouTube:
Before he becomes a world-famous mime, aspiring Jewish actor Marcel Mangel (Jesse Eisenberg) joins the French Resistance to save thousands of orphaned children from the Nazis. Resistance is both written and directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz, of the films Secuestro Express and Hands of Stone previously, and also the doc Ships of Hope. Produced by Marco Beckmann, Carlos Garcia de Paredes, Claudine Jakubowicz, Jonathan Jakubowicz, Dan Maag, Stephanie Schettler-Köhler, Thorsten Schumacher, Matthias Schweighöfer, Lars Sylvest, and Patrick Zorer. This hasn't premiered at any festivals or elsewhere yet. IFC Films will debut Jakubowicz's Resistance in select theaters + on VOD starting March 27th, 2020.
9 Comments
1
I mean, it looks ok and it may be good. But, am I up for another WWII story? That's a question. At some point, I might check it out, I guess ...
shiboleth on Feb 8, 2020
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I mean, it looks ok and it may be good. But, am I up for another WWII story? That's a question. At some point, I might check it out, I guess ...
shiboleth on Feb 8, 2020
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There are several reasons why I will see this movie. First, it's not American. Second, I've always liked Jesse Eisenberg and find him very watchable. Third, I really like Clemency Poésy and have since first seeing her in a favorite film of mine, In Bruges. Good to see her in an intelligent and well made film again and one with a foreign sensibility. I've grown very tired of the typical American made film and have for years now.
thespiritbo on Feb 8, 2020
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Just to say it Bo, In Bruges is such a great film. Thanks for reminding me of it ...
shiboleth on Feb 9, 2020
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It really is. You know my favorite part in the film is when Gleeson crawls back up the stairs wounded and bleeding to the song by The Chieftains, On Raglan Road, playing and he drops coins down on the crowd to disperse them so when he jumps they'll be out of the way. Great sequence made all the better with that song playing during it. Google that song and it'll remind you of what I'm talking about. Cheers! P.S. Actually, shiboleth it's The Dubliners who sing the song in the movie. The Chieftains might have a version, but the best version is by The Dubliners. Just wanted to make sure in case you google it as it has to be The Dubliners. You'll recognize it immediately.
thespiritbo on Feb 9, 2020
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It really is. You know my favorite part in the film is when Gleeson crawls back up the stairs wounded and bleeding to the song by The Chieftains, On Raglan Road, playing and he drops coins down on the crowd to disperse them so when he jumps they'll be out of the way. Great sequence made all the better with that song playing during it. Google that song and it'll remind you of what I'm talking about. Cheers! P.S. Actually, shiboleth it's The Dubliners who sing the song in the movie. The Chieftains might have a version, but the best version is by The Dubliners. Just wanted to make sure in case you google it as it has to be The Dubliners. You'll recognize it immediately.
thespiritbo on Feb 9, 2020
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In fact, so many moments in this film are great. This one too, no question about it. But there are so many others. But it's good to be reminded of them. As for the song, I will actually google it and enjoy all that comes with it. And I also might find a glimpse of what you described. Thanks for this, Bo. Cheers ...
shiboleth on Feb 10, 2020
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I agree with you. The whole film was great to me. I do believe this sequence, along with the audacious choice of the song played thru it, really did and still does stand out for me. It's so beautiful, the song...played with such a tragic and painful death. Just a great, great choice for the director/filmmaker to make. Cheers.
thespiritbo on Feb 10, 2020
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I have always liked Eisenberg and never understood the hate, but I'm baffled by this casting. Marceau was 15 years old when this happened to him, and here they've made him a "struggling young actor," but at 36 Eisenberg doesn't really look like that any more. It would have been great to do it with a talented youngster. I'd have gone for Noah Jupe.
Lee Mastroddi on Mar 8, 2020
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