Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
720p BluRay Rip | MKV | 1280 x 694 | x264 @ 4758 Kbps | 145 min | 6,56 Gb
Audio: French DTS-HD MA 2.0 @ 1510 kbps | Subs (idx/sub): English, T/S Chinese
Genre: Drama, War | France, Italy
720p BluRay Rip | MKV | 1280 x 694 | x264 @ 4758 Kbps | 145 min | 6,56 Gb
Audio: French DTS-HD MA 2.0 @ 1510 kbps | Subs (idx/sub): English, T/S Chinese
Genre: Drama, War | France, Italy
This masterpiece by Jean-Pierre Melville about the French Resistance went unreleased in the United States for thirty-seven years, until its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006. Atmospheric and gripping, Army of Shadows is Melville’s most personal film, featuring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and the incomparable Simone Signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against Hitler’s regime.
IMDB
Based on truth, the Army in the Shadows takes the French men and women of the Resistance as its theme, at a point near the end of the war when the Resistance movement and Nazi intelligence about its work and staff are both firmly established. As well as giving a thrilling history lesson in the workings of the Resistance, from the rural ladies who operated safe houses, to the chateaux-dwelling aristocrats whose lawns played host to light aircraft smuggling collaborators in and out of France, it also is a fascinating essay on the gruesome realities of heroism: including moments of hopelessness and complete failure of nerve. Events test our group of collaborators, so that each one bumps up against his or her personal limit, as to what they are intelligent enough to understand, brave enough to endure, and determined enough to achieve. Excellently acted and directed, it is a classic uncompromising Melville thriller.IMDB Reviewer
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
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