The Silence of the Sea

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Hugely influential on the French New Wave movement, Melville’s oft-forgotten 1949-made World War II dramatisation of the Jean Bruller novel about the relationship between a Frenchman, his niece and a German lieutenant who takes up with them during the Nazi Occupation of France.

8 Oct; 6.45pm, Alliance Française Theatre & 3 Oct; 5.15pm, The Picturehouse

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The Silence of the Sea details

Length: 88 minutes

Country of origin: France

Year of production: 1949

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain

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