Le Silence de la Mer (Le silence de la mer) (1949)

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7.6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jean-Pierre Melville

Starring

Howard Vernon
Werner von Ebrennac

Nicole Stéphane
La nièce

Jean-Marie Robain
L'oncle

Ami Aaröe
La fiancée

Georges Patrix
L'ordonnance

Denis Sadier
L'ami

Fritz Schmiedel
L'Allemand

Written by

Vercors
(short story)

Jean-Pierre Melville
(adaptation)

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Le silence de la mer (1949)

12 years, 3 months ago at Jan 16 17:53

Rath

Transferred to cinema a short story by Jean Bruller, better known by his pseudonym Vercors. This story, like some others of the same author were published clandestinely during the German occupation of France in the Second World War.

The author's literary humanist vision is well captured and developed in the movie. The imposed coexistence of a German officer in the house of an old ma... read more

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In a small town in occupied France in 1941, the German officer, Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted in the house of the uncle and his niece. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between France and Germany. That is, until he visits Paris and discovers what is really going on...

Release date: 22 April 1949

Tags: 1940s (5), French (3), France (3), Drama (3), Officer (2), (2), French Resistance (2), Germany (2), B&w (2), War (2), Romance (2), WWII (1), HQ (1), 1949 (1), 40's (1), Sort (1), World War Two (1), 88 Min. (1)

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"9.5. Olen huomannut nauttivani aina vain vähemmän kaanonmaisista filmeistä, joissa kertoja selittää koko elokuvan. Melvillen varhaisemmassa työssä ranskalaismiehen taloon asettuu asumaan natsi, ja sitten päähenkilö tuijottaa talonvaltaajaa tuima ilme kasvoillaan samalla kun kertoja sönköttää surullisenkuuluisaa runollista elokuvankerrontaa. Tämä ei vain toimi, vaikka Le silence de la merin teemat hyvää tahtovasta valloittajasta ilman täyttä käsitystä tapahtuvista hirveyksi"