Truffaut balances his hopeful plot on a tightrope of coincidences and narrow escapes that horrifically suggest the abyss that engulfed so many men and women of the artistic and political underground. In French.
The Last Metro
A story of love and conflict.
1980 · 2h 11m · PG
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
François Truffaut
Overview
In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
Director and cast
- François Truffaut Director
- Catherine Deneuve as Marion Steiner
- Gérard Depardieu as Bernard Granger
- Jean Poiret as Jean-Loup Cottins
- Andréa Ferréol as Arlette Guillaume
- Paulette Dubost as Germaine Fabre
- Jean-Louis Richard as Daxiat
- Maurice Risch as Raymond Boursier
- Heinz Bennent as Lucas Steiner
- Sabine Haudepin as Nadine Marsac
- Christian Baltauss as Lucien Ballard, Bernard's Replacement
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A dazzlingly subversive work.
At times, the film seems to be about the reasons for its own emptiness.
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