1980 | France | Fiction

Le dernier métro (The Last Metro)

  • French 131 mins
  • Director | François Truffaut
  • Writer | François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman
  • Producer | François Truffaut

STATUS: Released

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Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve star as members of a French theater company living under the German occupation during World War II in François Truffaut’s gripping, humanist character study. Against all odds—a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who’s in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight—the troupe believes the show must go on. Equal parts romance, historical tragedy, and even comedy, The Last Metro (Le dernier métro) is Truffaut’s ultimate tribute to art overcoming adversity.

Resistance Theatre Occupation Survival Love
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The Criterion Collection
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