Je ne suis pas une héroïne

Original title: So Little Time

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During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.

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rjmo

Wonderful Film

I have been waiting for over 40 years to see this movie again but so far to my knowledge it is not available anywhere. This film has been forgotted by everyone, sad but true. It is really one of the finest world war 2 films made in the UK. I only wish someone, somehow, can bring it back. I made numerous efforts to find this film but so far no one can tell me where it can be obtained. I have written to many film studios in the UK but all tell me the film is not availabe. No one can tell me why but the film cannot be bought, shown, or distributed by anyone. It is as if it never existed but to those of us who know the film realize it was a wonderful love story true to world war 2 love story films.

ahill10

found a German copy "Wenn das Herz spricht"

Saw this movie as a child but never got to see the end of the film. My wonderful husband tracked down a dubbed German copy re-titled "Wenn das Herz spricht" on the internet for my birthday. Have contacted the Library of Congress--they own a copy but for some reason this U.K.-made movie is not available to the public. Would love to see the original English version that I saw in 1968 while babysitting. The couple came home and I never got to see the end of the movie! It was shown on a cable or PBS channel in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area c. 1968. Maria Schell and Marius Goring were so real and touching in their portrayals. Would love to hear other viewer comments about this poignant and achingly beautiful story.

7JoeytheBrit

So Little Time review

A poignant, bittersweet tale of forbidden love between a young woman and a much older man who also happens to be a Nazi officer occupying her country. The chemistry between Marius Goring and Maria Schell isn't too convincing, but the story is told with intelligence.

estrunkis

A haunting love story.You'll fall in love with Maria Schell

I can't recall when I first saw this movie but I didn't soon forget it.Without a doubt one of Maria Schell's greatest roles.Marius Goring was also great in his role.And an uncharacteristic part for him.I only wish it was available on video.

8AmyLouise

So Little Time - Such an Impact

How sad that this film appears to have been lost - how do you "lose" such an good film?

I too have only seen it once, on television - was it in the seventies? But I've never forgotten it, and always kept an eye out for it to appear on television again, especially since the advent of cable, or in video stores, but it has eluded me.

I've always liked Marius Goring's work - yes, I fell in love with him in The Red Shoes - but this film was particularly strong in both story- line and casting. I've always preferred black and white film for drama, and it was just right for this romantic and ultimately tragic story.

I'm rating it high, although I saw it so long ago and can't remember details, but for any film to have had such an impact that one can't forget it decades later after one viewing, means it deserves the highest rating.

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Trivia
The film was made at Elstree but a unit went out to Belgium to film various outdoor scenes. The film unit based themselves in Leau, a small town with a population of 2,000 about 45 miles east of Brussels. Some of the scenes were at the Château de Sterrebeek, just outside Brussels, which stood in for the Château de Malvines in the film.

Goofs
Although the story takes place in the mid-1940s, all of Maria Schell's clothing and hairstyles are strictly early 1950s.

Quotes
Blumel: [Nicole goes to knock on Colonel von Hohensee's door but it's opened suddenly by the Colonel's orderly, Blumel] Fraulein de Malvines
[he announces to the Colonel. Nicole enters the room]
Oberst: [He clicks his heels and bows to Nicole] Good evening, mademoiselle. I'm very pleased to see you.
[to Blumel]
Oberst: Bring den wein.
Blumel: Ja wohl, Herr Oberst.
Oberst: Well, have you been working hard?
Nicole de Malvines: Hmmm.
Oberst: Well, let's see what you have done since yesterday.
[Goes to the piano]
Oberst: You're not feeling tired now?
[Nicole shakes her head]
Oberst: When one does something one likes, one is not tired, eh?
[Sees Nicole eyeing the food set out on the table]
Oberst: Supper first, music afterwards.
Nicole de Malvines: I'm not hungry.
Oberst: You're very thin. Food is short, I know.
[Grabs her wrist]
Oberst: Come!
[Leads her to the table]
Oberst: See, cake, strawberries.
Nicole de Malvines: And whipped cream
[Smiling]
Oberst: Perhaps you think I deal on the black market?
Nicole de Malvines: No.
Oberst: The cake and the butter come from my home on the Amber Coast.
[Sniffs wine]
Oberst: That is, on the Baltic Sea.
[Pours wine]
Oberst: I, too, have a castle there. Sometimes, I long to see it again.
Nicole de Malvines: That is because...
Oberst: Yes?
Nicole de Malvines: Well, this is not your home. It's Phillipe's. He should be here, not you.
Oberst: Phillipe?
Nicole de Malvines: [Looks at the portrait over the fireplace] My cousin, Phillipe de Malvines.
Oberst: [He turns and looks at the portrait] This gentleman? He has a fine face.
[Serves Nicole a slice of cake]
Oberst: Perhaps you think I enjoy thrusting myself on your hospitality?
[Sits]
Oberst: It is an unfortunate necessity, You have a beautiful country, mademoiselle. But, then, one's own country is always the most beautiful, don't you think? You don't know the Baltic coast?
[Nicole shakes her head]
Oberst: The sea is so blue there. I sometimes think that it is bluer than anywhere in the world. When I was a boy, I was certain of it. But, then, when one is young, one is certain of everything.
[Winces as a spasm of pain crosses his face. He gets up and takes a tablet which he washes down with wine]
Oberst: Forgive me, mademoiselle. I have an old wound that troubles me sometimes.
Nicole de Malvines: [Looking concerned] Hmmm.
Oberst: [Sits down again and eats some cake] Well, the cake should be good. It is baked for me by my old nurse. She looks after my estate when I'm away as I have no family. You think it's strange that I should have a nurse? We all begin the same and end the same.
[Gets up]
Oberst: Have some whipped cream. You're fond of whipped cream!
[Nicole smiles as he serves her the cream]