Natalia

1940. Natalia, an actress of Jewish origins, is no longer able to work. The Vichy government's anti-Semitic legislation has made it illegal. After obtaining forged papers, she's offered a major role by the famous film-maker Paul Langlade. But as filming begins she is denounced, arrested and deported...

Directed by: Bernard Cohn (France/Switzerland, 1987)
Cast: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Natalia Gronska), Pierre Arditi (Paul Langlade), Ludmila Mikaël (Catherine Valence), Gérard Blain (Claude Roitman), Michel Voïta (Tomasz), Dominique Blanc (Jacqueline Leroux), Wladimir Yordanoff (Verdier), Jacques Boudet (André Brachaire), Fred Personne (André Valois)
Genre: drama
Awards: selected for "Un Certain Regard" (Cannes 1988), Bests Actress award for Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Amiens 1989)