Interrogation.It's been a while since I reviewed a movie proper. So naturally, I decided to jump straight into the good stuff.
Pierre-Melville's Army of Shadows is no boring art-film, despite the long drawn out scenes, gloomy tinting and monologue meditations. This film relies instead on pointing out the ironies and inconsistencies of its human characters, not to mention the numerous (and masterfully tense) sequences of escape, rescues and executions. It isn't entertaining at all - but it is most certainly engaging.
Army of Shadows depicts the French Resistance in 1940's occupied France in its most unromantic form (indeed, as in that period there were more French fighting for Germany than against).
There is a scene where a resistance leader (in London) watches Londoners dance in a night-club during while being bombed at night. His bewilderment at the whole scene is palpable and in stark contrast with the mood when in France. The whole movie is depressing and ends on a less than joyful note. Did they make any difference at all to the war? One wonders.
A note about the movie- it does not depict any battles against the German per se (that is left in the background) and instead focuses on the sequences mentioned above. Filmed in 1969, it hasn't gained much recognition until recently (recently as of 2006 when it was re-released).
Army of Shadows depicts the French Resistance in 1940's occupied France in its most unromantic form (indeed, as in that period there were more French fighting for Germany than against).
There is a scene where a resistance leader (in London) watches Londoners dance in a night-club during while being bombed at night. His bewilderment at the whole scene is palpable and in stark contrast with the mood when in France. The whole movie is depressing and ends on a less than joyful note. Did they make any difference at all to the war? One wonders.
A note about the movie- it does not depict any battles against the German per se (that is left in the background) and instead focuses on the sequences mentioned above. Filmed in 1969, it hasn't gained much recognition until recently (recently as of 2006 when it was re-released).
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