The New York Times
Ms. Baye, one of the great living French screen actresses, is steely and magnificent, even as it is Ms. Bry who finally captures the film's energy and the sympathy of the audience.
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The Guardians (Les Gardiennes)
After the outbreak of World War I, the women of the Paridier farm in provincial France must protect the homestead in the absence of their husbands, sons, and employees.
Family matriarch Hortense (Nathalie Baye) reluctantly brings on a hard-scrabble orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to assist her daughter Solange (Laura Smet) and sustain the farm. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, but old jealousies persist, especially when the men return from the front. A rough-hewn tribute to a generation of women who persisted.
Less2017Rating: PG, Violence & sex scenes134 minsFrance, SwitzerlandFrench with English subtitles
DramaWarWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Xavier Beauvois ('Of Gods and Men', 'The Price of Fame')
- Writer:
- Xavier Beauvois
- Cast:
- Nathalie BayeLaura SmetIris BryOlivier RabourdinNicolas Giraud
The Guardians (Les Gardiennes) | Reviews
Screen Daily
This is a picture which embraces the gentle rhythms of a simple lifestyle, set against a backdrop of fundamental and permanent change.
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Los Angeles Times
Elegantly made and quietly emotional, a family story filled with characters whose lives we sink into, feeling the hope, the sadness, the sorrow and the joy right along with those on the screen.
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