New, restored high-definition digital transfer Original theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitle translation Plus: Pauline Kael's 1974 New Yorker review Region: 1
[Criterion Collection] Audio: DD1
Rating: R Genre: Drama Theatrical Release: 01/30/1974(France), Release Date: 03/28/2006 SubTitles: English Dubbed: French Sound: DD1 Run Time: 138 Minutes Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children Distributor/Studio: Criterion
With a superb music score by Django Reinhardt, this is a Louis Malle film about the German occupation of France. Based on his own experiences in France during the occupation, Malle's film does not paint a pretty picture of the French Resistance and eventually he emigrated to America because of the critical reaction to this film. Essentially the tale of a young boy who wants to join the Resistance but is shunned by them because of his youth, he joins the Gestapo. Unfortunately, he then falls in love with a young Jewish girl. Push comes to shove and he suddenly has the unsympathetic Resistance and the Gestapo hot on his trail. Not a pretty picture of either side.
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