The Last Metro ( Le Dernier métro )

The Last Metro (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le Dernier métro
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
127 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1980 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
François Truffaut

Written By:
François Truffaut
Suzanne Schiffman

Actors:
Catherine Deneuve ..... Marion Steiner
Gerard Depardieu ..... Bernard Granger
Jean Poiret ..... Jean-Loup Cottins
Andréa Ferréol ..... Arlette Guillaume
Paulette Dubost ..... Germaine Fabre
Jean-Louis Richard ..... Daxiat
Maurice Risch ..... Raymond Boursier
Sabine Haudepin ..... Nadine Marsac
Heinz Bennent ..... Lucas Steiner
Christian Baltauss ..... Bernard's Replacement
Pierre Belot ..... Desk Clerk
René Dupré ..... Valentin
Aude Loring ..... Marc
Alain Tasma ..... Jacquot's Mother/Concierge (as Rose Thierry)
Rose Thiéry

Synopsis:

Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew and was compelled to leave the country. His wife Marion, an actress, directs the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive with a new play, and hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. But Lucas is actually hiding in the basement... A film about art and life.

It's late 1942 in Nazi occupied Paris. The theaters are still busy in part because they are one of the few places which still have reliable heating. One of those theaters is the Montmartre, which was formerly owned and directed by the renowned Lucas Steiner, a Jew, who fled the country to unknown parts to avoid persecution and probable concentration camp imprisonment. The theater is now owned by its lead actress, Marion Steiner, Lucas' gentile wife. They are mounting a new production called The Disappearance, which was staged by Lucas before his departure. The play is being directed by Lucas' assistant, Jean-Loup Cottins, using the notes left by Lucas. In the lead roles are Marion and Bernard Granger, who is new to the company. Bernard seems primarily interested in sex, most particularly with Arlette Guillaume, the company's costume designer who doesn't give him the time of day. The one woman Bernard doesn't seem interested in is Marion. Bernard and Marion have a strictly professional relationship and they work well on stage. They, however, are both hiding issues relating to the war - Marion's having to do with Lucas' whereabouts - which, when revealed, makes the issues they are hiding about their feelings all the more poignant.

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 February, 2006.

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