War Invades France in “Come What May”
By Skip Sheffield
There are approximately 8 million stories of the Holocaust.
If I live long enough I may learn about of all of them.
“Come What May” is another entry in the genre. It is set in
France, just prior to the German invasion in the summer of 1939. On Sept. 3,
1939, France declared war on Germany. It was a rather futile gesture, as
Germany was geared up to conquer all of Europe. “Come What May” is the story of
ordinary French people and their desperate attempt to flee south to safety in Dieppe.
Writer-director Christian Carion grew up in the north of
France. His mother grew up and survived the German invasion. This movie is a
fictional account of the mass exodus. It centers on a German boy, Max (Joshio
Marlon), whose father (August Diehl) opposed the Nazi regime. Paul, (Olivier
Gourmet), the Mayor of the small town of Pas de Calais, urged his people to
drop everything and follow him south to safety.
Acting as a scout for the troop and protector of Max is a
schoolteacher named Suzanne (Alice Isaaz). Since this is a movie, she is
extraordinarily pretty.
The movie features a score by Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone.
The action doesn’t really crank up until the final half-hour, but it reminds us
as Gen. U.S. Grant so succinctly noted, that war is Hell, and World War II was
one of the most hellish of them all.
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