The last metro = Le dernier métro

The last metro Le dernier métro

DVD - 2009

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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Subjects
Jewish men > France > Paris > Drama.
Actresses > France > Paris > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > France > Paris > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Drama.
Theater > Production and direction > France > Paris > Drama.
Theatrical companies > France > Paris > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Theater and the war > Drama.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Romances.
Romance films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
War films
Feature films
Romances
Romance films
Historical films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection [2009]
Language
French
English
Corporate Authors
Janus Films, MK2 Productions, Films du carrosse (Firm), S.E.D.I.F, Société nationale télévision française 1, Société française de production, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Corporate Authors
Janus Films (distributor), MK2 Productions (production company), Films du carrosse (Firm), S.E.D.I.F, Société nationale télévision française 1, Société française de production, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors
François Truffaut (screenwriter), Suzanne Schiffman (actor), Jean-Claude Grumberg, 1939- (director of photography), Catherine Deneuve, 1943- (-), Gérard Depardieu, 1948-, Jean Poiret, 1926-1992, Andréa Ferréol, 1947-, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Sabine Haudepin, 1955-, Maurice Risch, 1943-, Heinz Bennent, Nestor Almendros, Armond White
Edition
Special eddition double-disc set ; DVD edition
Item Description
Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1980.
Booklet includes the essay "Truffaut's Changing Times" by Armond White.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Playing Time
03:42:00
Format
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer; new and improved English subtitle translation.
Audience
MPAA Rating: Rated PG.
Awards
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.
Production Credits
Cinematographer, Nestor Almendros ; editor, Martine Barraqué ; music, Georges Delerue ; production design, Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko ; costumes, Lisele Roos.
ISBN
9781604651201
Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
  • 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].
  • Disc two the supplements: Deleted scene (5 min.)
  • [interview] "Les nouveaux rendez-vous" (with François Truffaut, Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu), (1980, 11 min.)
  • [interview] "Passez donc me voir" (with François Truffaut, Jean Poiret), (1980, 7 min.)
  • Performing "The Last Metro" [featurette] (2009, 15 min.)
  • Visualizing "The Last Metro" [featurette] (2009, 10 min.)
  • Working with Truffaut: Nestor Almendros [1986 interview], (2008, 28 min.)
  • "Une histoire d'eau" = A story of water (1958, 12 min.) [short film] / [Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut]
  • Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Review by Library Journal Review

A theater company in occupied France gives new meaning to the adage "the show must go on" when its Jewish manager hides in an underground room while his wife (Catherine Deneuve) plays in the newest production, falling for her costar (Gerard Depardieu) as Nazis lurk, bombs fall, and power fails. Realism takes a backseat to romantic notions about art conquering all in FranAois Truffaut's nostalgic tale. For devotees of the beloved director. (See Trailers, LJ 2/1/09) (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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