The Last Metro
Summary:
The Last Metro is set virtually in its entirety in a crumbling French theatre. During the Nazi occupation, Jewish director Lucas Steiner (Heinz Bennent) hides in the basement of the theatre, while his wife Marion (Catherine Deneuve) stars in its latest production. Marion is enamored of leading man Bernard Granger (Gerard Depardieu), and he with her, but they resist temptation... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Catherine Deneuve - (Marion Steiner)
Gérard Depardieu - (Bernard Granger)
Jean Poiret - (Jean-Loup Cottins)
Heinz Bennent - (Lucas Steiner)
Andréa Ferréol - (Arlette Guillaume)
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Review:
One of France's greatest and most popular filmmakers, François Truffaut was never as overtly political as his contemporary Jean-Luc Godard. Truffaut was the subject of some criticism for his apolitical stance, particularly amidst the social upheaval of the 1960s; his response to the idea that art should have an expressly political purpose ... Continue >>
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