Movie Synopsis
Photos in the Attic is a wartime romance that follows the heart-wrenching story of a soldier caught between the love of two women. The story is brought to life with the discovery in France of dust-covered photos of Australian soldiers from WW1.
The past comes alive as we meet ROSIE MARCHAND in Vignacourt, a war torn, French village. A homeless refugee, war is Rosie’s reality. A survivor, she finds shelter in the home of photographer LOUIS THUILLIER, a shell-shocked veteran who takes pictures of soldiers who may never go home.
For Australian Bill Court, the war is a far away adventure where he could go to make money and join his brother who is already there. He is passionately in love with PENELOPE FIRTH, a young woman determined to find her own identity. But then Penelope’s father, cane baron, JOHN FIRTH, exiles him from Penelope’s life by having him shipped off to war before his time. Bill’s indigenous mate, JIMMY WALTON, goes with him. The two brave the horrors of war together.
Bill meets Rosie in Vignacourt. They connect deeply as lost souls. Bill derives hope from Penelope’s letters. But when her letters stop coming, his brother is declared dead and Jimmy is killed in battle, Rosie becomes Bill’s lifeline but Bill cannot forget his responsibilities far away.
As the war ends, Bill gets a soul-crushing blow. Penelope was pregnant when he left. She miscarried and died. Bill is now lost, confused. Even though Penelope is gone, he cannot love two women. When he leaves Rosie to go home, Rosie has a secret. A secret that touches the present. Discovered in the photos in the attic, it is proof that love never dies.
The past comes alive as we meet ROSIE MARCHAND in Vignacourt, a war torn, French village. A homeless refugee, war is Rosie’s reality. A survivor, she finds shelter in the home of photographer LOUIS THUILLIER, a shell-shocked veteran who takes pictures of soldiers who may never go home.
For Australian Bill Court, the war is a far away adventure where he could go to make money and join his brother who is already there. He is passionately in love with PENELOPE FIRTH, a young woman determined to find her own identity. But then Penelope’s father, cane baron, JOHN FIRTH, exiles him from Penelope’s life by having him shipped off to war before his time. Bill’s indigenous mate, JIMMY WALTON, goes with him. The two brave the horrors of war together.
Bill meets Rosie in Vignacourt. They connect deeply as lost souls. Bill derives hope from Penelope’s letters. But when her letters stop coming, his brother is declared dead and Jimmy is killed in battle, Rosie becomes Bill’s lifeline but Bill cannot forget his responsibilities far away.
As the war ends, Bill gets a soul-crushing blow. Penelope was pregnant when he left. She miscarried and died. Bill is now lost, confused. Even though Penelope is gone, he cannot love two women. When he leaves Rosie to go home, Rosie has a secret. A secret that touches the present. Discovered in the photos in the attic, it is proof that love never dies.
