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Le Silence de la mer (lit. 'The silence of the sea') is a 1949 French drama film by Jean-Pierre Melville, his directorial debut. It is based on the 1942 book of the same name written by Vercors (the pen name of Jean Bruller).
The Silence of the Sea: Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. With Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe. In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture.
Constructed with elegant minimalism and shot, by the legendary Henri Decaë, with hushed eloquence, Le silence de la mer points the way toward Melville’s later films about resistance and the occupation (Leon Morin, Priest; Army of Shadows) yet remains a singularly eerie masterwork in its own right.
The Silence of the Sea. An elderly Frenchman (Jean-Marie Robain) and his niece (Nicole Stéphane) are forced to give shelter to a Nazi soldier (Howard Vernon) who seemingly loves their country and...
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May 20, 2024 · In this episode, I talk about Jean-Pierre Melville's 1949 film "Le silence de la mer." It's set in France in 1941 at the time of the Second World War. The Germans are occupying...
Le Silence de la mer (French: [lə silɑ̃s də la mɛʁ], English titles Silence of the Sea and Put Out the Light, is a French novella written in 1941 by Jean Bruller under the pseudonym "Vercors". Published secretly in German-occupied Paris in 1942, the book quickly became a symbol of mental resistance against German occupiers.
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Apr 1, 2015 · In essence, the drama of Le silence de la mer revolves around the contested realm of words and sounds. Despite its poeticism, it is a film about occupation, colonisation, and the control of words, music and sounds, as well as the command of space.
May 9, 2022 · Le Silence De La Mer. by. Jean-Pierre Melville. Publication date. 1949. Usage. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International. Topics. Cinema.
Le Silence de la mer (English: The Silence of the Sea) is a 1949 film by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was Melville's first feature film, and was based on the 1942 book of the same name by Jean Bruller (published clandestinely under the pen name "Vercors").
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville • 1949 • France. Starring Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain. Jean-Pierre Melville began his superb feature filmmaking career with this powerful adaptation of an influential underground novel written during the Nazi occupation of France.
