War in the Highlands
War in the Highlands
| 05 May 1999 (USA)
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La Guerre Dans le Haut Pays is a period piece set in the winter of 1797-98, during the six days leading up to the fall of Bern and the victory of Napoleon's army, when the Bern government is faced with mixed loyalties from its subjects. The population of the lower valley is divided, but the upper region remains loyal, since they have been given special autonomy and a favorable system of taxation. David, a postman, works between the two regions. His father, who is a hard-line conservative, does not approve of his relationship with Julie, who is from the lower part of the valley. Julie's father, on the other hand, is more open to the new ideas of liberation. As a result of his work, David is exposed to new ideas and becomes a believer in equality and justice.

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Afouotos

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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ThedevilChoose

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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filippaberry84

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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Ortiz

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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GUENOT PHILIPPE

As many others of this kind, - and in the french movie industry, there are whole batches like this one - this anti war movie was hardly watched by audiences during its release in theatres. I am not so surprised to see no one has commented it yet. Only the point line is written above. So I won't repeat it; no use. It's a very poignant, and also depressing tale, a war time melodrama which grabs you the guts from the beginning to the end. Don't see it if you are depressed. If not, warn your physician before the viewing !!!That's one of the first films in which Marion Cotillard played. Yes, I repeat, french film industry - TV and not TV - is used to make this kind of product. This one is not french but from Switzerland although.A very tiny budget for a great little film. Far from UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANCAILLES, for instance...

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