Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre
1989 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 328 VOTES · DIR. Denis Amar
Overview
Postwar France was slow to recover from the after-effects of the World War Two. The economy was doing poorly, and many people were poor and homeless, sleeping under bridges, etc. The winter of 1953-54 proved particularly difficult for these people, as it was one of the coldest on record. Father Pierre (Lambert Wilson), a parish priest, on seeing the suffering of these people (and their frequent death from the cold), was moved to write the French government seeking help for them. When his letter, which was published in the newspapers, succeeded in rousing overwhelming popular support for helping the homeless, he was able to form a charitable group (still active today) titled "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus," or "The Ragpickers of Emmaus" to channel help to them. This biographical film tells the true story of Abbe Pierre's successful efforts in those years.
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00:00:53 WINTER OF 54, ABBÉ PIERRE
00:06:11 Thank you, er, father.
00:09:48 Your extreme-left position with the MFP is amusing for a while
00:13:06 Priests belong in churches.
00:19:04 - and it's just the beginning. - Without permission, it's illegal.
00:22:32 One better than nothing might finally give us
00:26:45 Hello?
00:31:16 Where do you come from, anyway?
00:34:43 I'm listening.
00:38:28 That's all we can do. Good evening, father.
00:43:37 What about prior for re-housing?
00:46:25 Very daring of you.
00:52:12 Sign up over there, they've got lists.
00:56:48 Come on, get out of here! Clear off!
01:01:31 We can't let just anyone make a statement.
01:04:36 It's panic stations!
01:08:19 You think you are?
01:10:54 No, miss, not you, not now.
01:16:11 I'm looking for Abbé Pierre, miss.
01:19:38 That's it.
01:22:37 legally or not, it's the fact I talk.
01:25:49 All the same, I'll go and see how it's going.
01:28:43 bring them back down to the ground.
01:33:17 We're all concerned.