sentences:  When the racial laws in 1940 and 1941 cut off her ability to publish, she turned to those connections to seek special favors for herself, and even went so far as to write a personal plea to Marshal Pétain.The film rights to "Suite française" were purchased by Universal in 2006.Ronald Harwood, who wrote the script for "The Pianist", was set to write the screenplay, with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall producing the film.