''Secret Name'' (french: La place d'une autre, ') is a 2021 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed and co-written by , and starring
Lyna Khoudri
Lyna Khoudri ( ar, لينا خضري, born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French actress. In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for '' The Blessed''. In 2020, she won the César Awa ...
,
Maud Wyler
Maud Wyler (born 14 December 1982) is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2009.
Selected filmography
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1982 births
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French film actresses
21st-century French actres ...
and
Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director.
Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.
Career
Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...
.
The film was inspired by the 1873 novel ''The New Magdalen'' by
Wilkie Collins.
''Secret Name'' premiered at
Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...
on 9 August 2021 where it was nominated for
Golden Leopard award in 'Best Film' category.
The film was
released theatrically in France on 19 January 2022.
Plot
In 1914 during
WWI
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Nélie Laborde (
Lyna Khoudri
Lyna Khoudri ( ar, لينا خضري, born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French actress. In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for '' The Blessed''. In 2020, she won the César Awa ...
), a young nurse from a humble background, meets Rose Juillet (
Maud Wyler
Maud Wyler (born 14 December 1982) is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2009.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
French film actresses
21st-century French actres ...
), an
upper class Swiss woman. When their building is hit by German artillery fire and Rose is mortally wounded, Nélie takes on her identity and presents herself in her place at the house of a wealthy woman in search of a better life.
Cast
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Lyna Khoudri
Lyna Khoudri ( ar, لينا خضري, born 3 October 1992) is an Algerian-French actress. In 2017, she won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for '' The Blessed''. In 2020, she won the César Awa ...
as Nélie Laborde
*
Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director.
Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.
Career
Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...
as Eléonore de Lengwil
*
Maud Wyler
Maud Wyler (born 14 December 1982) is a French actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2009.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1982 births
Living people
French film actresses
21st-century French actres ...
as Rose Juillet
* as Julien Valence
* as Massip
Reception
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2021 drama films
French drama films
2020s French films
Films scored by Frédéric Vercheval
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