HJFF: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann*

Albert and Ethel Herztein Theater
Holocaust Museum Houston

Directed by Fred Cavayé
France, 2021, 115 minutes
Language
French with English Subtitles
Foreign Language Title
Adieu, Monsieur Haffmann
Genre
Drama

French acting legend Daniel Auteuil plays Joseph Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler whose family has fled German-occupied Paris in this gripping historical drama. Having entrusted his store and apartment to his ambitious employee François, Haffmann is thwarted from leaving the city and must turn to François and wife, Blanche, for protection. What will happen in this morally complex thriller when tensions increase as the three face shortages and the stress of detection by Nazi soldiers? Based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s Molière Award-winning play.

*Festival and Patron Passes are not accepted.