Release dates 8 also known as aka 7 release dates france 18 september 2004. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. Also this moc dvd has an excellent transfer, and the extras are really interesting with jeanette vincendeau introducing melville as a film maker. Brullers narrative took its point of departure from his own circumstances following frances defeat in 1940.
The film is very well made, actually one of melvilles better films. Army of shadows yet remains a singularly eerie masterwork in its own right. After werners departure for the russian front, jeanne is shocked to receive a letter. The silence of the sea is a 2004 frenchbelgian tv drama film directed by pierre boutron, based on the 1942 book of the same name by jean bruller published clandestinely under the pen name vercors, and starring thomas jouannet, julie delarme and michel galabru. Most of the film is confined to the living room of a bourgeois french family.
It is the story of an older man who lives with his niece in a small town in france that is occupied by the germans in 1940. Id like to recommend an old book, forgotten by many, that was secretly published in france in 1942. I begin with all my intellectual, historical, and social defenses raised against the argument that i must see its protagonist, a nazi officer, as a flawed. Jeanpierre melville began his career with this powerful adaptation of an underground novel written during the nazi occupation of france. In a small town in the west of france, during the german.
I watched this movie entirely in french with no subtitles, and my french is rather weak but you really dont need subtitles for this. Sorry again that it is a film nobody has seen, but please, please, please add. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to silence of the sea. A young piano teacher, jeanne larosiere, lives alone with her grandfather, after the death of her parents. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 31 produced by 5 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing. With julie delarme, michel galabru, thomas jouannet, marie bunel. This film was awarded on the festival of fiction of sainttropez. The setting is in a small village in france, near the sea, when the germans begin their invasion. The metaphorical tact of the title is representative of the work.
Julie delarme, michel galabru, thomas jouannet en marie bunel. Belgianfrench tv movie based on the novel by vercors, shot from 1rst to 28th april of 2004 in tusson, directed by pierre boutron. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between france. Met julie delarme, michel galabru en thomas jouannet. He stated later that he knew right away that he wanted it to be his first film. Silence of the sea 2004 10102004 us romance, drama, war 1h 40m user score. The plot is the word used to describe what happens in the book. An idealistic german officer is assigned to the home of a middleaged man and his grown niece. Drama oorlog film geregisseerd door pierre boutron.