Mon nom est
Marianne
Betrayal is temporary. Vengeance is forever .
Synopsis:
Marianne, an idealistic Resistant, suffers a cruel betrayal that sees her captured and hauled away by Nazis. Half a century later and unable to forgive, she tracks down and confronts her traitor .
1943, Nazi-occupied France.
Idealistic Resistance fighter, Marianne (28), is relocated to a remote country house where she is harbored by retired professor, Anatole, and his wife, Josette.
Marianne is hidden in their basement as local Nazi, Captain Dietrich Breidenbach, frequently borrows books from Anatole’s library. To keep their home from Nazi confiscation, Anatole and Josette nervously play both sides.
Melville (11) is taken in by Anatole after the capture of his mother, and is bundled into the basement with Marianne. Concerned he'll compromise her security, she doesn't want him with her but in time they warm to each other and, inspired by her passion, Melville comes to join their fight. It is through Melville that Marianne learns of Josette’s affair with Dietrich.
Marianne plans the derailing of a Nazi train but the mission goes wrong - there's a rat in the ranks!As Dietrich’s soldiers raid the house, Marianne is quick to accuse Josette but, as she’s arrested and driven away it becomes clear who the real traitor is …
1989, Paris and the Alps.
Marianne is now in her 70’s. For 45 years she has searched for her betrayer. With the help of her hoodlum grandson she tracks down and confronts the one who, decades ago, betrayed her ...
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT:
“We’re going to make this film the way the French fought their Resistance.” That was the audacious challenge I set myself, my cast and crew. Like the Resistance, we didn’t have much in the way of money or resources, but we did have a dedicated band rallying behind a clear vision and a commitment to see this mission through to the end.
To me it is imperative Independent Filmmakers strive for bold visions, to forge film forward and find new and provocative ways of expressing ideas, emotions and our world. Mon nom est MARIANNE - as a truly independent film - gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and in doing so perhaps create something we haven’t seen before.