Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn

Directed by Eric Barbier

Produced by Nexus Factory

2017130 min7.2 / 10

A warmly affectionate biographical portrait of a celebrated French writer's formative years, balancing romantic idealism with the darker realities of war and displacement.

From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.

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  • Is Promise at Dawn easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Promise at Dawn sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Promise at Dawn scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Promise at Dawn end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Promise at Dawn violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity42

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Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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