Unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country, but especially from France.
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10/23/02
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Safe Conduct (2002)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:27
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: A highly detailed, exciting historical epic.
Theatrical Release:Oct 11, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Acclaimed French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier directs this World War II epic about collaboration and resistance in the French film industry during the German occupation. Set in 1940s Paris, SAFE... [More]
Starring: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydes, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
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Reviews for Safe Conduct
Top CriticIt might be 'easier' to watch on video at home, but that shouldn't stop die-hard French film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience.
02/07/03
At nearly three hours, the whole of Safe Conduct is less than the sum of its parts.
10/05/02
The heat of the moment prevails. It cooks Conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle.
10/08/02
Top CriticAn intriguing look at the French film industry during the German occupation; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves.
10/08/02
Overlong, occasionally unfocussed, yet a fascinating glimpse at the French film industry under German occupation.
08/07/02
Whatever one makes of its political edge, this is beautiful filmmaking from one of French cinema's master craftsmen.
10/21/02
For devotees of French cinema, Safe Conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.
10/11/02
Top CriticAlain Choquart's camera barely stops moving, portraying both the turmoil of the time and giving Conduct a perpetual sense of urgency.
06/25/03
Intense but sprawling...
02/02/03
Obsessively detailed and impeccably observed, the film is bursting with the stuff of everyday life and curious wartime anecdotes.
10/15/03
Tavernier shows us, in more ways than one, that le ciné ma de qualité lives on.
11/05/02
Dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments.
10/10/02
Crammed with incident, and bristles with passion and energy.
10/17/02
Top CriticIt's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties.
02/13/02
Top CriticWith a large cast representing a broad cross-section, Tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of "His Girl Friday," maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.
03/02/03
Controversial film about art under occupation
01/19/05
One of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking.
10/08/02
Top CriticNo one who loves French film (or movies in general) should miss it.
05/08/03
Top CriticThough it runs 163 minutes, Safe Conduct is anything but languorous. It's packed to bursting with incident, and with scores of characters, some fictional, some from history.
03/21/03
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