La Maison d'Izieu invites you to the house's orchard to see or revisit ‘The Most Precious Commodity’ in the presence of Michel Hazanavicius, the director, and Patrick Sobelman, the producer!
Synopsis: Once upon a time, in a large forest, there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Cold, hunger, poverty, and war all around them made their lives very difficult. One day, the poor woodcutter's wife found a baby. A baby thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through their forest. Protected at all costs, this baby, this little commodity, will turn the lives of this woman, her husband, and all those who cross her path upside down, even the man who threw her from the train. Their story will reveal both the worst and the best of human nature.
Film duration: 1 hour 21 minutes
Recommended age: all audiences
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Producers: Patrick Sobelman, Florence Gastaud, Michel Hazanavicius
Adapted from: ‘La plus précieuse des marchandises’ (The Most Precious Cargo), a short story by Jean-Claude Grumberg, Éditions du Seuil – La Librairie du XXIe siècle collection – 2019
Voices: Dominique Blanc of the Comédie Française, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Polyadès of the Comédie Française, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Original music: Alexandre Desplat
Film duration: 1 hour 21 minutes
Recommended age: all audiences
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Producers: Patrick Sobelman, Florence Gastaud, Michel Hazanavicius
Adapted from: ‘La plus précieuse des marchandises’ (The Most Precious Cargo), a short story by Jean-Claude Grumberg, Éditions du Seuil – La Librairie du XXIe siècle collection – 2019
Voices: Dominique Blanc of the Comédie Française, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Polyadès of the Comédie Française, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Original music: Alexandre Desplat
