Safe Conduct -- a rangy, irreverent, episodic odyssey through French filmmaking during the Occupation -- is one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking.
100
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
This is one of those films that encapsulate most of its maker's key thoughts and feelings while also connecting us vividly to a fascinating past. No one who loves French film (or movies in general) should miss it.
90
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The cast could not -- one could almost say need not -- be improved.
The movie is full of juices that give it a healthy, pungent flow.
80
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Spacious, headlong entertainment.
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
A remarkable and moving account of a part of the French experience that needs more remembering and less forgetting.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The details feel authentic: The empty Paris streets, the profanation of German anti-aircraft guns atop belle epoque buildings. And Devaivre's adventures provide high tension.