Army of Shadows

Trailer

Play Dates

NEW 4K RESTORATION

December 19, 23, & January 4        Vancouver, BC        THE CINEMATHEQUE

Army of Shadows Play Dates

About

France, 1969
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer: Jacques Dorfmann
Cast: Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Screenwriter: Jean-Pierre Melville
Based on the novel Army of Shadows by Joseph Kessel
Cinematography: Pierre Lhomme
Music: Eric Demarsan
Genre: Drama, War
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Language: French with English subtitles
Running Time: 145 minutes

Synopsis:
Philippe (Lino Ventura), aided by Resistance compatriots including maitresse of disguise Mathilde (Simone Signoret), goes underground in the face of the German Occupation – but the price of heroism can be truly horrific.

Awards and Recognition:
Best Foreign Film (New York Film Critics Circle, 2006)
Special Film Heritage Award (National Society of Film Critics Awards, 2007)
Special Citation (Los Angeles Film Critics Association, 2006)

Restoration:
Scanned in 4K from the original negative by Image Retrouvée, supervised by STUDIOCANAL's Sophie Boyer and Jean-Pierre Boiget. With the funding support of CNC.

Reviews and Quotes 2

“A STUNNING LOST MASTERPIECE!” 
— Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

“Any moviegoers with a weakness for dry heroism, dark-toned humor, and storytelling of pantherish pace and grace — in short, lovers of cinema — should reach for their fedoras, turn up the collars of their coats, and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain... You are in the hands of a master.” 
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

“Approaches its pulse-quickening tale of life in the underground in the same exacting way Melville rendered so many stories of life in the underworld."
— Scott Foundas

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