The War Is Over (film)
| The War is Over (La Guerre est Finie) | |
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Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alain Resnais |
| Produced by |
Anatole Dauman Gisèle Rebillon Catherine Winter |
| Written by | Jorge Semprún |
| Starring |
Yves Montand Ingrid Thulin Geneviève Bujold Jean Bouise |
| Music by | Giovanni Fusco |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Edited by |
Eric Pluet Ziva Postec |
Production company |
Europa Film Sofracima |
| Distributed by |
Cocinor (France) Brandon Films Inc. (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The War is Over (French: La Guerre est Finie-1966) is a French drama film about a leftist in Franco's Spain, directed by Alain Resnais and starring Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, and Geneviève Bujold.[1] Joseph Losey directed a sequel, Roads to the South (French: Les Routes du Sud-1978).
Plot
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the communist veteran Diego (Yves Montand) has dedicated his life to continuing the struggle against the Franco regime while living in exile in Paris. Lately, however, he has become war-weary and skeptical about the tactics of the revolutionary underground. After meeting Nadine (Geneviève Bujold), whose father's passport he is using, he learns that she is involved with an alternative revolutionary group that is planning an armed attack in Spain. When he meets the young revolutionaries who will execute the plan, he tries to persuade them to abandon the action as misconceived, but they ignore him. The leaders of the underground, meanwhile, send Diego on a mission to Barcelona along with a new recruit, perhaps as a way of getting rid of him; the police have since discovered his identity. His lover Marianne (Ingrid Thulin), who has received a warning from Nadine, attempts to intercept him before he is arrested.
Accolades
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for its script and won the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Foreign Language Film.
References
- ↑ "The War is over". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-03-13.