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'Hiver 54, l'abb Pierre' is a 1989 French film, directed by Denis Amar, and starring Lambert Wilson and Claudia Cardinale. Supporting actor Robert Hirsch won a Best Supporting Actor award from the French Academy of Cinema for the film.

Plot



Based on a true story, the film recounts the efforts by a parish priest, Father Pierre, to gain assistance from the government for the homeless, who after World War II were living in poverty and suffering from one of the coldest winters on record. His plea,

Friends, help me


A woman has just frozen to death in the night, at 3 this morning, on the pavement/sidewalk of the boulevard Sbastopol, clutching to herself some paper thrown out by someone two days earlier. Each night more than 2,000 people huddle, some almost naked, without a roof and without bread in the freezing conditions. Faced with this horror, its no longer enough to say we face an emergency: its much more urgent than that!

Listen to me: in the past three hours, two first relief centres have been set up: one in a tent at the foot of the Panthon in the rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevive; the other at Courbevoie. Theyre already filling up. This evening we need in every French town and in each quarter of Paris a door with a welcoming illuminated sign showing where people can find shelter, blankets, straw, soup and giving the simple fraternal message, "All who suffer, whoever you are, come in, sleep, eat, rediscover hope: here you are loved.

'Mes amis, au secours'


'Une femme vient de mourir gele, cette nuit trois heures, sur le trottoir du boulevard Sbastopol, serrant sur elle le papier par lequel, avant-hier, on lavait expulse Chaque nuit, ils sont plus de 2 000 recroquevills sous le gel, sans toit, sans pain, plus dun presque nu. Devant lhorreur, les cits durgence, ce nest mme plus assez urgent!'

'coutez-moi : en trois heures, deux premiers centres de dpannage viennent de se crer : lun sous la tente au pied du Panthon, rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevive ; lautre Courbevoie. Ils regorgent dj, il faut en ouvrir partout. Il faut que ce soir mme, dans toutes les villes de France, dans chaque quartier de Paris, des pancartes saccrochent sous une lumire dans la nuit, la porte de lieux o il y ait couvertures, paille, soupe, et o lon lise sous ce titre Centre fraternel de dpannage, ces simples mots : Toi qui souffres, qui que tu sois, entre, dors, mange, reprends espoir, ici on t'aime .'

which was published in newspapers, roused public support and resulted in the establishment of a charity, "Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaus" (The Ragpickers of Emmaus) to raise funds for them. The charity is still operational.

Cast



* Lambert Wilson Father Pierre

* Claudia Cardinale Helene Vannier

* Robert Hirsch Raoul

* Bernie Bonvoisin Castaing

* Isabelle Petit-Jacques Mademoiselle Coutaz

* Stephane Butet Jean

* Wladimir Yordanoff Senator Charmat

* Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu Jacques

* Laurent Terzieff Press Boss

* Bernard Lefort Paris Prefect of Police

Awards



Robert Hirsch won the Csar Award for Best Supporting Actor from the Acadmie des Arts et Techniques du Cinma in 1990.

References



Category:1988 films

Category:French biographical films

Category:Films scored by Philippe Sarde

Category:1980s biographical films

Category:1980s French-language films

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