A Matter of Resistance

6.8

93m

1966

Comedy, Romance

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.

Starring

Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret, Mary Marquet, Henri Garcin, Carlos Thompson, Paul Le Person, Marc Dudicourt, Donald O'Brien

Directed By

Jean-Paul Rappeneau