It was melvilles first feature film, and was based on the 1942 book of the same name by jean bruller published clandestinely under the pen name vercors. In paris, the film took in 464,032 admissions and 1,371,687 admissions in france as a. But this, again, is the fault of the author of the book, not melville. A cultured, naively idealistic german officer is billeted in the home of a. He then chooses to leave france to fight on the eastern front, cryptically. In a small town in the west of france, during the german. With julie delarme, michel galabru, thomas jouannet, marie bunel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sorry again that it is a film nobody has seen, but please, please, please add it to your lists. But also making it all because he feels bad after finding out that nazis also want to destroy france and its culture, both of which he loves.
As the officer delivers idealistic monologues about a new europe, he gradually realises how absurd such a belief can be. Army of shadows yet remains a singularly eerie masterwork in its own right. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. With howard vernon, nicole stephane, jean marie robain, ami aaroe. Clandestinely written in 1942 during the nazi occupation of france and furtively distributed, it captured the spirit of the moment, and quickly became a staple of the resistance. An english language adaptation called the silence of the sea was transmitted by the bbc tv service on 7 june 1946 as part of their first evenings programming following the resumption of tv broadcasting after the end of world war ii. The uncle and niece refuse to speak to him, but each evening the officer warms himself by the fire and talks of his country, his music, and his idealistic views of the relationship between france. He even admires their silence, taking it as a sign that france is not some easily. The silence of the sea is a 2004 frenchbelgian tv drama film directed by pierre boutron, based on the 1942 book of the same name by jean bruller published clandestinely under the pen name vercors, and starring thomas jouannet, julie delarme and michel galabru. Most of the film is confined to the living room of a bourgeois french family. The metaphorical tact of the title is representative of the work.
All the monologues are fascinating to watchlisten tosoak in. Just as fascinating is the reactions of the uncle and the niece as they just sit and listen to the monologues. Published secretly in germanoccupied paris, the book quickly became a symbol of mental resistance against german occupiers. The plot is the word used to describe what happens in the book. The silence of the sea is a 1949 film by jeanpierre melville. As perfectly executed as vernons monologues were, i just cant help but feel that the story could have had so much more to offer.