An english language adaptation called the silence of the sea was transmitted by the bbc tv service on 7 june 1946 as part of their first evenings programming following the resumption of tv broadcasting after the end of world war ii. The silence of the sea is a 1949 film by jeanpierre melville. Also this moc dvd has an excellent transfer, and the extras are really interesting with jeanette vincendeau introducing melville as a film maker. It was melvilles first feature film, and was based on the 1942 book of the same name by jean bruller published clandestinely under the pen name vercors. It was melvilles first feature film, and was based on the. Feb 04, 2012 a hero of the french new wave for his independence from the mainstream french film. He went outside the film industry in order to make the film and didnt even have. Against the will of its elderly male and his adult niece residents, the nazis commandeer a house for one of their officers, lt. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between france. Army of shadows yet remains a singularly eerie masterwork in its own right.
As a figurative and literal silent protest against the nazis and the. The film is very well made, actually one of melvilles better films. Sorry again that it is a film nobody has seen, but please, please, please add it to your lists. Yet, how can many individuals be so careless to check out. Professor otto lindsay jon hall suspects that it is some form of mutated fish. After werners departure for the russian front, jeanne is shocked to receive a letter. This cinematically daring french film offers a unique take on germanys occupation of france during the second world war. Published secretly in germanoccupied paris, the book quickly became a symbol of mental resistance against german occupiers. Against the will of its elderly male and his adult niece residents. Jeanpierre melville restera a jamais connu comme lun des renovateurs du cinema policier francais.
Howard vernon,nicole stephane,jeanmarie robain,ami aaroe,georges patrix,denis sadier,rudelle,max fromm,claude vernier,max hermann,fritz schmiedel. The vast majority of the film is either narration directly out of the book on which the film was adapted, or howard vernon delivering hauntingly beautiful monologues. The silence of the sea is a 2004 frenchbelgian tv drama film directed by pierre boutron, based on the 1942 book of the same name by jean bruller published clandestinely under the pen name vercors, and starring thomas jouannet, julie delarme and michel galabru. Aug 20, 2015 1941 in a small town in nazi occupied france. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the jeanpierre melvilledirected movie via subscription can. See full summary anne giafferi, vercors short stories. Most of the film is confined to the living room of a bourgeois french family.
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