A Matter of Resistance
La vie de château
1966, Film, 93 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, French, France, MoviePedia score 66
In the countryside near Normandy's beaches lives Marie, unhappy. It's 1945, she's married to Jérôme, a somewhat fussy milquetoast, diffident to the war around him and unwilling to move his wife to Paris, where she longs to live, shop, and party. A German outfit is bivouacked at Jérôme and Marie's crumbling château because its commanding officer is pursuing Marie. She's also eyed by a French spy working with the Allies as they plan D-Day. He woos her (posing to the Germans as her brother) and, in his passion, forgets his mission. Heroics come from an unexpected direction, and Marie makes her choice.
Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Marie
- Pierre Brasseur as Dimanche
- Philippe Noiret as Jérôme
- Henri Garcin as Julien
- Mary Marquet as Charlotte
- Carlos Thompson as Klopstock
- Christian Barbier as French Colonel
- Valérie Camille as English Girl
- Marc Dudicourt as Schimmelbeck
- Anne Guegan as Waitress in Bar
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