Eine fatale Familie (1. IMDb. This is actually a very subversive film, given the circumstances and the date (1. It is set in the Charente, which is a region a little to the east of La Rochelle, and not too far from the cities of Limoges and Poitiers. As such it was close (if not on) the border between the zone of (German) occupation and Vichy France. Although this film consists mostly of interiors there are enough outdoor scenes (all shot in what looks like late autumn or early winter) to give a real feel for the countryside. Vichy (which had a reduced jurisdiction over occupied France) sunk a very large amount of political capital into the promotion of a 'certain idea of France' - that's De Gaulle's phrase, however, not Petain's). That 'idea' was of a rejuvenated nation, that case aside the infamous corruption of the Third Republic, and which gave pride of place to morality, (Roman Catholic) religion and country - specifically the countryside, rather than the cities (which were nests of subversives and Semites, so- called). It was a form of the 'integral nationalism' promoted by Charles Maurras, but with Petain as a substitute monarch. However, here is a film which deliberately sets the city (in the person of the naive store clerk, Eugene, played by the young Georges Rollin) against his rather wicked rural relatives, complete with a tipsy, centenarian patriarch (Maurice Schultz). Remove all; Disconnect; Loading.It turns into a rather interesting detective story, but one with a very literary style. I imagine that it slipped through the censor's scissors only because of the portrayal of the Parisian Eugene as witless and rather feckless - almost a pawn in the hands of his unscrupulous uncles and cousins. Yet the film is much more savage towards the peasants, who are really a gallery of grotesques. They are superstitious, opportunistic, entirely selfish, idle and grasping - it is almost like one of Guy de Maupassant's caricatures of the narrow- minded and bigoted Norman farmers and petit- bourgeois. So the enormous propaganda push by Vichy to elevate 'la France profonde' to mystical status is here either ridiculed or simply disregarded. This is really a film about characterisation rather than plot, and the cast (led by the excellent Fernand Ledoux) are first rate. It is a pity that Jacques Becker was not able to keep up the good work in the postwar years - films like . ![]() Perhaps it is true that the restraints of a repressive culture and regime do make for a better and more subtle product. Village Inn: What happened - See 1,060 traveller reviews, 74 candid photos, and great deals for Orlando, FL, at TripAdvisor. Style; Beauty; Shopping. IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Boyfriend Turned Out to Be a Slumlord. In March of 2016, Malcolm* and I decided to move in. It Happened at the Inn (Goupi mains rouges) Film. Presented by the Melbourne Cinematheque and ACMI. It Happened at the Inn (Goupi mains rouges). It Happened at the Inn is a 1943 French mystery film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Fernand Ledoux, Robert Le Vigan, Georges Rollin and Blanchette Brunoy. Happened to the Dinosaurs? Directed by Eugenio Mart.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |