L'Armée des ombres
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L'Armée des ombres (Army In the Shadows) is a film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville made in 1969, 25 years after Joseph Kessel wrote the book –a recounting of his memoirs as a member of the Résistance, inventing characters drawn from real people who actually fought against the Nazi occupation of France during WWII. The story narrates courage, self-sacrifice, friendship and betrayal.
Melville's film is gripping in its contrasts: the force of conviction vs. the sparsity of words, heroism vs. human frailty, the warmth of human relationships vs. the stark cinematography of the film. The director of photography, Pierre Lhomme, renders a striking image: the cold colors and blue-green tones are a perfect expression of the sentiment of the film.
Cast
- Lino Ventura - Philippe Gerbier
- Paul Meurisse - Luc Jardié
- Jean-Pierre Cassel - Jean François Jardié
- Simone Signoret - Mathilde
- Claude Mann - Claude Le Masque
- Paul Crauchet - Félix
- Christian Barbier - Le Bison
- Serge Reggiani - The hairdresser
- André Dewavrin - Colonel Passy (Himself)
- Alain Dekok - Legrain
- Alain Mottet - Commander of the camp
- Alain Libolt - Paul Dounat
- Jean-Marie Robain - Baron de Ferte Talloire
- Albert Michel - Gendarm
- Denis Sadier - Gestapo's doctor
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{| style="margin:0 auto" align=center id=toc width=600 !style="background:#CCCCCC" align="center"|Jean-Pierre Melville |- |- |align="center" | Vingt-quatre heures de la vie d'un clown (1945) • Le Silence de la mer (1947) • Les Enfants terribles (1950) • Bob le flambeur (1955) • Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959) • Léon Morin, prêtre (1961) • Le Doulos (1963) • L’Aîné des Ferchaux (1963) Le Deuxième souffle (1966) • Le Samouraï (1967) • L'Armée des ombres (1969) • Le Cercle rouge (1970) • Un flic (1972) •
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