Army of shadows

Army of shadows

DVD - 2020

Follows a group of French resistance fighters during World War II as they face capture, escape, and a traitor.

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Subjects
Kessel, Joseph, > 1898-1979 > Film adaptations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Drama.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
War films
Historical films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection [2020]
Language
French
English
Corporate Author
Films Corona
Corporate Author
Films Corona (production company)
Other Authors
Jean-Pierre Melville, 1917-1973 (screenwriter), Jacques Dorfmann (film producer), Lino Ventura, 1919-1987 (actor), Paul Meurisse, 1913-1979 (-), Jean-Pierre Cassel, 1932-2007, Joseph Kessel, 1898-1979
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
Based on the novel by Joseph Kessel.
Mono, wide screen 1.85:1.
Essay by critic Amy Taubin in container.
Features: audio commentary from 2006 featuring film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; interviews from 2007 with Lhomme and editor Françoise Bonnot; on-set footage and excerpts from archival interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville, cast members, author Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters; Jean-Pierre Melville et L'armée des ombres" (2005), a short program on the director and his film; Le journal de la Résistance (1944), a rare short documentary shot on the front lines during the final days of the German occupation of France; restoration demonstration by Lhomme; trailers.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781681436913
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

French Resistance fighters put up a heroic if often doomed effort against their Nazi occupiers in Jean-Pierre Melville's stately paced but involving drama. Starkly photographed in chilly shades of blue and gray, this highly personal work from the acclaimed director of Bob le Flambeur and Le Cercle Rouge strikes a fatalistic note that is driven home by the vulnerability of an inspirational Resistance leader, played by the incomparable Simone Signoret. For most collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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