A Matter of Resistance (1966)
In the countryside near Normandy's beaches lives Marie, unhappy. It's 1945, she's married to Jérôme, a somewhat fussy milquetoast, diffident to the war around him and unwilling to move his wife to Paris, where she longs to live, shop, and party. A German outfit is bivouacked at Jérôme and Marie's crumbling château because its commanding officer is pursuing Marie. She's also eyed by a French spy working with the Allies as they plan D-Day. He woos her (posing to the Germans as her brother) and, in his passion, forgets his mission. Heroics come from an unexpected direction, and Marie makes her choice.
Director:
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Writers:
Claude Sautet, Daniel Boulanger, Alain Cavalier, Jean-Paul Rappeneau.
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Catherine Deneuve as Marie |
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Pierre Brasseur as Dimanche |
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Philippe Noiret as Jérôme |
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Mary Marquet as Charlotte |
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Henri Garcin as Julien |
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Carlos Thompson as Klopstock |
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Paul Le Person as Roger |
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Marc Dudicourt as Schimmelbeck |
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Donald O'Brien as American Officer |
| Writing | Claude Sautet | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniel Boulanger | Screenplay |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pierre Lhomme | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Alain Cavalier | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Director |
| Art | Jacques Saulnier | Production Design |
| Editing | Pierre Gillette | Editor |
| Directing | Olivier Gérard | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Nicole Stéphane | Producer |