A love letter that toppled an empire — literally.
Victim of a terrible plot, Captain Dreyfus was sentenced in December 1894 to deportation for high treason. His wife Lucie made a pact with him: to live, whatever the cost, while awaiting rehabilitation. During five years, the Dreyfus spouses exchanged hundreds of letters. They became a weapon of survival for Alfred. This film is the story of the correspondence of a man and a woman who unwittingly became the unsung heroes of the case that bears their name.
Direction
Delphine Morel treats letters like living, breathing characters
Sound
Voice actors make century-old words feel urgently present
Production
Archival footage woven with restraint — never dusty, always alive
Director
Delphine Morel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Dreyfus Affair literally invented modern investigative journalism — Émile Zola's 'J'Accuse' was published while these letters were being written.
The Dreyfus case permanently fractured French society between Dreyfusards and anti-Dreyfusards, with Lucie's unwavering support becoming a template for political spouse activism.
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