The muted colors give the film a haunted look, like it was a film made in the 1940s.
The Last Metro (1980)
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 13
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: François Truffaut, whose "Day for Night" explored the world of filmmaking, now turns to the stage in this story of a small theater company during the German occupation of France. Marion Steiner, the theater's owner, is desperately... François Truffaut, whose "Day for Night" explored the world of filmmaking, now turns to the stage in this story of a small theater company during the German occupation of France. Marion Steiner, the theater's owner, is desperately trying to keep both the troupe and Lucas, her Jewish husband, alive. To do this, she's staging a new play, which must be successful if she is to maintain the theater. Not only is this an artistic imperative -- the building also serves as a refuge for Lucas, who's hiding from the Nazis. But just as the actors begin their rehearsals, an anti-semitic journalist ensconces himself in the theater, creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. Will he discover Lucas's hideaway... or the truth about the political affiliations of the group's lead actor? [More]
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Heinz Bennent, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Heinz Bennent, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret
Director: François Truffaut
Director: François Truffaut
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Reviews for The Last Metro
The Last Metro puts on vivid display Francois Truffaut's humanism and artistic craft.
'The Last Metro provides a mesmerizing and realistic view of life under German Occupation and ranks as the best of Truffaut's later films'
With few of the director's idiosyncrasies, this is not one of Truffaut's more groundbreaking films.
At times, the film seems to be about the reasons for its own emptiness.
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