Le Silence de la Mer
1949 Drama / War
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Summary
During World War II, a German officer Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted to a house
in a small town in Nazi occupied France. He stays with a young woman
and her niece who, to show their contempt for him, refuse ever to speak
to him. Each evening, when they are together, Von Ebrennac attempts to
break the silence with idealistic tales of his own life and country.
However, the unbroken silence of his reluctant hosts finally has an awesome
effect on him...Review
This was the first notable film from Jean-Pierre Melville, a director who would
establish himself as the master of the French crime thriller genre in the
1950s and 1960s. Despite its low budget (most of the film taking
place in one room with three characters), this is a compelling film which
makes a powerful anti-war statement in the most subtle way imaginable.
© James Travers 2000 |
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