 | Film introduced then followed by a Cine Salon discussion over refreshments Venue: Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT Date: Sunday 30 June Time: 2.00pm Duration: 123 minutes Certificate: PG Year: 1980 Director: François Truffaut Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu Synopsis: Set in Paris in 1942, Truffaut’s stirring tribute to the Resistance and to theatre is Deneuve’s first pairing with Gérard Depardieu. Marion takes over the theatre managed by her German-Jewish husband after he goes into hiding. She hires Bernard (Depardieu) as the star of her new production, and as rehearsals proceed, an attraction grows between them. A calm, powerful film about love, drama and the place of art and performance in war time. Le Dernier métro was nominated for the Academy Awards and awarded ten Césars in 1981. |
