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The last metro : Le dernier metro

-- Dernier métro

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Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country, he is actually hiding in the basement.

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Title

The last metro : Le dernier metro -- Dernier métro

Call No

791.43 72

Subjects

Jewish men--France--Paris--Drama.
Actresses--France--Paris--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--France--Paris--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Drama.
Foreign films.
Feature films.

Language

French

Published

Publication Desc

2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 1 booklet ([12] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)

ISBN

1604651202

Series

The Criterion collection 462
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) 462.

Target Audience

General

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. +

Awards Note

Winner, 1981 César Awards, France: Meilleur son (Best Sound): Michel Laurent; Meilleurs décors (Best Production Design): Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko; Meilleure musique (Best Music Written for a Film): Georges Delerue; Meilleur montage (Best Editing): Martine Barraqué; Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation (Best Writing-Original or Adaptation): François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman; Meilleure photographie (Best Cinematography): Néstor Almendros; Meilleur acteur (Best Actor): Gérard Depardieu; Meilleure actrice (Best Actress): Catherine Deneuve; Meilleur réalisateur (Best Director): François Truffaut; Meilleur film (Best Film): François Truffaut.

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Summary Note

Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country, he is actually hiding in the basement.

General Note

French collection.
Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1980.
Disc two the supplements: Deleted scene (5 min.); "Les nouveaux rendez-vous" [featurette] (11 min.); "Passez donc me voir" [featurette] (7 min.); Performing "The Last Metro" [featurette] (15 min.); Visualizing "The Last Metro" [featurette] (10 min.); Working with Truffaut: Nestor Almendros [featurette] (28 min.) "Une histoire d'eau" [featurette] (12 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); booklet includes the essay "Truffaut's Changing Times" by Armond White.

Content Note

Disc one the movie:Occupation -- Real theater -- Rules and permits -- Performances -- Visitors -- Accepting everything -- Underground -- Smear campaign -- Suspicions -- Crazy ideas -- Plans -- Casting -- Discoveries -- Close call -- Unseen influences -- Fixing things -- Warnings -- Revelations -- Disastrous evening -- Missing -- Opening night -- Backstage -- Reviews -- New thoughts -- Ways out -- Resistance -- Inspection -- Stage design -- Two women -- Connections -- Curtain call -- Color bars (1980) (131 min.); Special features: Commentary [by] Annette Insdorf [optional audio feature]; Commentary [by] Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Azéma [optional audio feature].