Movie Description A determined woman endeavors to keep her Jewish husband's theatre operating while the Nazis occupy Paris. Each night, she visits her husband who is hiding in a secret apartment under the stage. Winner of ten French Cesar awards.
| Credits | | Cast: | Gérard Depardieu, Heinz Bennent, Jean Poiret |
Notes Theatrical Release: February 11, 1981.
Winner of 10 Cesars (French Academy Awards), including: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Winner of the Boston Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Film; and the Houston Film Festival award for Best Cinematography.
Editorial Reviews "...Deneuve has always been at her best directed by Truffaut. In THE LAST METRO she has never been more glamorous..." Sight and Sound - p.210-11 - Julian Jebb (06/01/1981)
"...A dazzlingly subversive work....The entire cast is splendid..." New York Times - p.C18 - Vincent Canby (02/11/1981)
"...Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu supply the star power that made this Oscar nominee one of its decade's premier art-house smashes..." USA Today - Mike Clark (10/09/1992)
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