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Le Silence de la Mer
1949 Drama / War
Review
This was the first notable film from Jean-Pierre Melville, a director who would establish
himself as the master of the French crime thriller genre in the 1950s and 1960s.
Despite its low budget (most of the film taking place in one room with three characters),
this is a compelling film which makes a powerful anti-war statement in the most subtle
way imaginable.
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Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe, Georges Patrix Synopsis
During World War II, a German officer Werner Von Ebrennac is billeted to a house in a
small town in Nazi occupied France. He stays with a young woman and her niece who,
to show their contempt for him, refuse ever to speak to him. Each evening, when they are
together, Von Ebrennac attempts to break the silence with idealistic tales of his own
life and country. However, the unbroken silence of his reluctant hosts finally has
an awesome effect on him...
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