L’armée des ombres: Introduction to a Classic of the Resistance
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Show & CultureShow & CultureScreening of L’armée des ombres, directed in 1969 by Jean-Pierre Melville and adapted from Joseph Kessel’s novel. The film follows Philippe Gerbier’s resistance network as it faces waiting, secrecy, loyalty and sacrifice. It is preceded by an introduction placing the film in its production context and in the history of cinema. This event is part of the Film & Politik – Résistance ! Widerstand ! Resistenz ! series, dedicated to representations of resistance in cinema.
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30-minute introduction by Yves Steichen. In French. Organised by the CNA, ZpB, MNR and the Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg. Automatically translated from French.
