A Matter of Resistance

In the countryside near Normandy's beaches lives Marie, unhappy. It's 1945, she's married to Jérôme, a somewhat fussy milquetoast, diffident to the war around him and unwilling to move his wife to Paris, where she longs to live, shop, and party. A German outfit is bivouacked at Jérôme and Marie's crumbling château because its commanding officer is pursuing Marie. She's also eyed by a French spy working with the Allies as they plan D-Day. He woos her (posing to the Germans as her brother) and, in his passion, forgets his mission. Heroics come from an unexpected direction, and Marie makes her choice.

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93 min

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

as Marie

Pierre Brasseur

as Dimanche

Philippe Noiret

as Jérôme

Mary Marquet

as Charlotte

Henri Garcin

as Julien

Carlos Thompson

as Klopstock

Paul Le Person

as Roger

Marc Dudicourt

as Schimmelbeck

Donald O'Brien

as American Officer

Director

Jean-Paul Rappeneau