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Le silence de la mer

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Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Starring: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Plot Sypnosis:

Jean-Pierre Melville began his superb filmmaking career with this powerful adaptation of an influential underground novel written during the Nazi occupation of France. An idealistic, naive German officer is assigned to the home of a middle-aged man and his grown niece; their response to his presence—their only form of resistance—is complete silence. Constructed with elegant minimalism and shot, by the legendary Henri Decaë, with hushed eloquence, 'Le silence de la mer' is a fascinating tale of moral ambiguity that points the way toward Melville’s later films about resistance and the occupation ('Léon Morin,' 'Priest;' 'Army of Shadows') yet remains a singularly eerie masterwork in its own right.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1949
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 99
Specs: Blu-ray
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.33:1
Audio Formats: French LPCM Mono
Subtitles/Captions: English
Special Features: PLUS: An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien