Acting
Simone de Bollardière
Born — Died
1922-02-10 — 2020-12-06
Place of birth
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Known for
Acting
Credits
4 titles
Simone de Bollardière, born Simone Ertaud on February 10, 1922 in Nantes, is an emblematic figure of pacifism and non-violence in France. She is best known for her commitment alongside her husband, General Jacques Pâris de Bollardière, famous for his opposition to torture during the Algerian War. Simone grew up in a family where humanist values were very present. She met Jacques Pâris de Bollardière during the Second World War, and they married in 1946. Together, they shared a life of activism and defense of human rights. Simone has always been an unwavering support for her husband, accompanying him in his fights against violence and injustice. After the Algerian War, the couple settled …
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Histoire Immédiate
2011
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39-45, de la France occupée à la France libérée
2014
10.0The exceptional portrait of a pacifist general, the only senior officer to have spoken out against torture. This precious testimony still remains censored in France, since no national channel has to date decided to program this documentary. Son and brother of a soldier, General Pâris de Bollardière was destined for a career in arms. He was, for many years, one of the most brilliant representatives of this adventurer career in France, from Narvik to the Algerian War. After fighting in the French maquis, he reached Indochina, where he suddenly found himself in the aggressor's camps. His beliefs are strongly shaken. But it is in Algeria, where the French army practices torture and summary executions, that he takes the big turn. He expresses his contempt to Massu, and is relieved of his command. Until his death in 1986, Jacques de Bollardière fought for world peace, from the Larzac plateaus to the Mururoa atolls.
Destins: Général De Bollardière
1975
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Un Combat Singulier
2004