Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud

Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud

 

(6 from 35 users)

1h 08m 2010 HD

Madame Simone Renaud witnessed the liberation of France on June 6, 1944 from a very unique viewpoint: St. Mere Eglise, the first town liberated during the D-Day invasion. It was here that she and her husband, the mayor of St. Mere Eglise, witnessed so many American soldiers giving their lives to protect freedom and democracy. Their small town became these soldiers' final resting place and Madame Renaud spent a lifetime tending to their graves and corresponding with their loved ones back home. She became a friend, family and touchstone to those whose lives were forever changed on that day.


Related Movies

  • 1987
    Full Metal Jacket

    Full Metal Jacket

    Full Metal Jacket

    8.11987HD

    A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the...

    Full Metal Jacket
  • 1957
    Paths of Glory

    Paths of Glory

    Paths of Glory

    8.31957HD

    A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

    Paths of Glory
  • 2009
    Twenty Show: The Film

    Twenty Show: The Film

    Twenty Show: The Film

    02009HD

    Twenty Show was the first "user generated film", edited from fictional and real video-blogs. A unique experience initiated on the Internet, a...

    Twenty Show: The Film
  • 1896
    The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

    The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

    The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

    7.01896HD

    A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

    The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
  • 2023
    Napoleon

    Napoleon

    Napoleon

    6.42023HD

    An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his...

    Napoleon
  • 2008
    Female Agents

    Female Agents

    Female Agents

    6.62008HD

    May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the...

    Female Agents
  • 2019
    Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend

    Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend

    Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend

    7.12019HD

    With heart and determination, Antoine Griezmann overcame his small stature to become one of the world's top soccer players and a World Cup champion.

    Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend
  • 1998
    Les yeux dans les Bleus

    Les yeux dans les Bleus

    Les yeux dans les Bleus

    7.41998HD

    This documentary follows the French soccer team on their way to victory in the 1998 World Cup in France. Stéphane Meunier spent the whole time...

    Les yeux dans les Bleus
  • 2010
    Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique

    Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique

    Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique

    02010HD

    Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique
  • 1963
    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

    Dans le vent

    61963HD

    Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

    Dans le vent
  • 2020
    Nos prairies valent de l'or

    Nos prairies valent de l'or

    Nos prairies valent de l'or

    82020HD

    Nos prairies valent de l'or
  • 1987
    Au Revoir les Enfants

    Au Revoir les Enfants

    Au Revoir les Enfants

    7.51987HD

    Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a...

    Au Revoir les Enfants