2 Mar 2005
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
France
2002
170 min
It is the 1940’s and France is under German occupation. The French film industry can continue but ‘ under supervision. Continental Films comes to symbolise the unholy alliance between France’s creative talent and the Nazis. Screenwiter Jean Aurenche does everything to avoid working for the Germans, while film director Jean Devaivre sees this as an opportunity to further the cause of the Resistance. Bertrand Tavernier’s most ambitious film to date offers a fascinating insight into moral conflicts faced by the French film industry during its blackest period.