Film

A Matter of Resistance

1966 · 1h 33m · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

6.8

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.

Catherine Deneuve

Marie

Pierre Brasseur

Dimanche

Philippe Noiret

Jérôme

Mary Marquet

Charlotte

Henri Garcin

Julien

Carlos Thompson

Klopstock

Paul Le Person

Roger

Marc Dudicourt

Schimmelbeck

Donald O'Brien

American Officer

• Jean-Paul RappeneauDirector · Screenplay
• Alain CavalierScreenplay
• Claude SautetScreenplay
• Daniel BoulangerScreenplay
• Nicole StéphaneProducer
• Pierre LhommeDirector of Photography
• Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
• Pierre GilletteEditor

Release date

January 25, 1966

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

U

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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