Despite having heard of her after finding out that she was one of the leading stars of the "Occupation era" I for some reason have never got round to catching a glimpse of Danielle Darrieux.Searching round for titles from film maker Julien Duvivier,I was pleased to spot a movie starring Darrieux,which led to me getting ready to meet Marie Octobre.
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Placing the most famous,and one of the most controversial actresses during the Nazi Occupation of France,co-writer/(along with Henri Jeanson & Jacques Robert) director Julien Duvivier looks deep into the murkiest Film Noir shadows to study the raw ripples still being cast from the era.Placing them all in one room,the writers brilliantly turn the screws to bring out their ghosts,with the brittle dialogue carrying the immovable regret and mistrust which has been buried deep within each character over the past 15 years.Following one of Duvivier's major auteur themes,the writers cleverly make the murder mystery one piece a Film Noir prison,where anyone who tries to escape is slammed down to a floor of hell,as the sainthood looks down from above.
Keeping them all in one location, Duvivier & cinematographer Robert Lefebvre masterfully map out framing the group in small pieces so that the viewer can pick up on the smallest change of body language taking place in the background and the foreground. Opening up what took place 15 years ago, Duvivier stylishly glides round the room and looks to the walls to unleash a fantastic,slow-burn Film Noir atmosphere,as the ceiling crushes The Networks wires.
Taking centre stage, Danielle Darrieux gives an alluring performance as Dumoulin.by cutting a lean smoking femme fatale figure whose acts during the Occupation Darrieux keeps haunting over Dumoulin's shoulder.Joining Darrieux, Lino Ventura gives a superbly tough performance as fellow member Carlo Bernardi,whilst Paul Guers gets priest Père Yves Le Guen to look to the sky,as The Network beings its broadcast.
View on the film:
Placing the most famous,and one of the most controversial actresses during the Nazi Occupation of France,co-writer/(along with Henri Jeanson & Jacques Robert) director Julien Duvivier looks deep into the murkiest Film Noir shadows to study the raw ripples still being cast from the era.Placing them all in one room,the writers brilliantly turn the screws to bring out their ghosts,with the brittle dialogue carrying the immovable regret and mistrust which has been buried deep within each character over the past 15 years.Following one of Duvivier's major auteur themes,the writers cleverly make the murder mystery one piece a Film Noir prison,where anyone who tries to escape is slammed down to a floor of hell,as the sainthood looks down from above.
Keeping them all in one location, Duvivier & cinematographer Robert Lefebvre masterfully map out framing the group in small pieces so that the viewer can pick up on the smallest change of body language taking place in the background and the foreground. Opening up what took place 15 years ago, Duvivier stylishly glides round the room and looks to the walls to unleash a fantastic,slow-burn Film Noir atmosphere,as the ceiling crushes The Networks wires.
Taking centre stage, Danielle Darrieux gives an alluring performance as Dumoulin.by cutting a lean smoking femme fatale figure whose acts during the Occupation Darrieux keeps haunting over Dumoulin's shoulder.Joining Darrieux, Lino Ventura gives a superbly tough performance as fellow member Carlo Bernardi,whilst Paul Guers gets priest Père Yves Le Guen to look to the sky,as The Network beings its broadcast.