The Last Metro
Truffaut's poignant, compelling drama, set in Nazi-occupied Paris, unfolds in the Theatre Montmartre, as a group of actors rehearse. But everyone harbours a secret. Catherine Deneuve visits her exiled Jewish husband; the leading man is a member of the Resistance. Touching and tense.
Year: 1980
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Foreign Language Films, French Cinema, Best of the 1980s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: France
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Poiret
Duration: 102 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains sexual references.
Subtitles: Yes
7.4/10
Location in store: Alice's 500 Greatest Films
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