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Synopsis
Making its U.S. debut, Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 Army of Shadows is an intimate epic of the French Resistance in WWII. France, 1942, during the occupation. Philippe Gerbier, a civil engineer, is one of the French Resistance's chiefs. Given away by a traitor, he is interned in a camp. He manages to escape, and joins his network at Marseilles, where he assures the traitor is executed...
Easily one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2006. Don't believe me? Check out the 100% on MetaCritic.
Film Information
- Genre: Drama | Foreign | War
- Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- Written By: Jean-Pierre Melville and Joseph Kessel (novel)
- Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and Simone Signoret
- Running Time: 145 minutes, approx.
- MPAA Rating: Not Rated
- Language: French
- Official Site
Reviews
"This restored 35mm print, now in art theaters around the country, may be 37 years old, but it is the best foreign film of the year."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Infused with the bleak romanticism of Melville's gangster movies ("
- David Ansen, Newsweek
"This film, which was never released in America and will now be making its way across the country in limited release, has been immaculately restored and features new subtitles. You can get lost in the blackness of its heart and its shadows. You might never come back."
- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"A masterpiece."
- Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun
"Not just one of the great films of the '60s but one of the great films, period -- and the chance to discover it at the beginning of the 21st century, in an era when we think we've seen it all, is an unquantifiable privilege."
- Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Showtimes
- Wednesday, November 29th
6:30 pm - Friday, December 1st
4:30 pm - Saturday, December 2nd
1:30 pm, 4:30 pm - Sunday, December 3rd
4:00 pm - Monday, December 4th
9:15 pm - Tuesday, December 5th
6:30 pm