L'Armeé des Ombres
Time Out says
Of the themes with which the director deals so superbly – disguised emotion, organisation, trust, quiet courage, betrayal and grief – the most important is that of loyalty (and its price). The film boasts a startling visual quality, too – the suspenseful twilight escapades are shot with a beautifully muted, steely-grey colour palette by cinematographer Pierre Lhomme – and it is laced with moments of dry, sardonic wit that serve only to emphasise its devastating emotional core even more. Superb.
Release Details
- Rated:12A
- Release date:Friday 17 March 2006
- Duration:143 mins
Cast and crew
- Director:Jean-Pierre Melville
- Screenwriter:Jean-Pierre Melville
- Cast:
- Lino Ventura
- Paul Meurisse
- Simone Signoret
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Claude Mann
- Christian Barbier
- Serge Reggiani
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