A Matter of Resistance (1966)
La vie de château
93 min
In the countryside near Normandy's beaches lives Marie, unhappy. It's 1945, she's married to Jérôme, a somewhat fussy milquetoast, diffident to the war around him and unwilling to move his wife to Paris, where she longs to live, shop, and party. A German outfit is bivouacked at Jérôme and Marie's crumbling château because its commanding officer is pursuing Marie. She's also eyed by a French spy working with the Allies as they plan D-Day. He woos her (posing to the Germans as her brother) and, in his passion, forgets his mission. Heroics come from an unexpected direction, and Marie makes her choice.
- Release date
- January 25, 1966
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Michel Legrand
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Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Marie
- Pierre Brasseur as Dimanche
- Philippe Noiret as Jérôme
- Mary Marquet as Charlotte
- Henri Garcin as Julien
- Carlos Thompson as Klopstock
- Paul Le Person as Roger
- Marc Dudicourt as Schimmelbeck
- Donald O'Brien as American Officer
- Christian Barbier as French Colonel
- Valérie Camille as English Girl
- Anne Guegan as Waitress in Bar
Crew
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau · Director
- Jean-Paul Rappeneau · Writer
- Alain Cavalier · Writer
- Claude Sautet · Writer
- Daniel Boulanger · Writer
- Nicole Stéphane · Producer
- Michel Legrand · Composer
- Pierre Lhomme · Cinematographer
- Pierre Gillette · Editor
- Andre Guerin · Production designer
- Jacques Saulnier · Production designer