Thomas the Impostor

A somber, dreamlike wartime drama that drifts between tenderness and dread, watching innocence drawn toward the front.

Directed by

Georges Franju

Genres

Drama, War

Starring

Fabrice Rouleau, Emmanuelle Riva, Jean Servais

Overview

In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

War, identity, coming-of-age, love

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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