Confused about the farmer couple and André Ziman
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Les Misérables
iamcraig — 19 years ago(November 08, 2006 02:44 AM)
I must have missed something. I picked up the the film just as Andr, Elise and other fleeing Jews were ambushed by Nazi soldiers.
Andr escapes and is found by the farmer couple where they hide and treat him. Then the farmer couple keeps him secluded and lie about the true results of the invasion of Normandy while while regularly collecting money.
I presume this money is being sent to Andr. Why? Where is this money coming from? Who is Andr? -
pilha-fraca — 19 years ago(January 30, 2007 11:17 AM)
iamcraig,
Andr is a rich jew - rich enough to escape, you see - and when he's injured and the farmers take him into their house, he feels he should thank them for taking care of him and hiding him from possible enemies.
So he tells the farmers to go to the bank where's he's got money, and get some for themselves because they're being so good to him.
BUT actually they're not being good at all: they tell him Hitler's winning the war, so that jews would still be in great danger. This way they keep hiding Andr and getting his money.
Hope I've helped!