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The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea
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THE SILENCE OF THE SEA

Le silence de la mer

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
France, 1949
Drama, Romance, War

Synopsis

In a French village during the Occupation, an old man and his niece are forced to take in a German officer. Whilst his hosts remain mute in his presence, the officer delivers idealistic monologues about a marriage between the two countries, but gradually, he must realise how absurd such a belief is.

Synopsis

In a French village during the Occupation, an old man and his niece are forced to take in a German officer. Whilst his hosts remain mute in his presence, the officer delivers idealistic monologues about a marriage between the two countries, but gradually, he must realise how absurd such a belief is.