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Original Title: Laissez-passer Country of Origin: France (2002) French with English Subtitles - 170 minutes Genre: Historical Drama Distributor: Studio Canal Directed by Bertrand Tavernier Starring   Jacques Gamblin (Jean-Devaivre), Denis Podalydès (Jean Aurenche), Charlotte Kady (Suzanne Raymond), Marie Desgranges (Simone Devaivre), Ged Marlon (Jean-Paul Le Chanois), Philippe Morier-Genoud (Maurice Tourneur), Laurent Schilling (Charles Spaak), Maria Pitarresi (Queen Sorignal), Christian Berkel (Dr. Greven), Richard Sammel (Richard Pottier)... Set in Paris 1942-43, the film traces the itineraries of two real-life figures, director Jean Devaivre (Jacques Gamblin) and screenwriter Jean Aurenche (Denis Podalydès). Happily married with a small child, Devaivre joins Continental Films, a German-controlled production company which provides an excellent cover for his growing involvement with the Resistance. Aurenche, a romantic womanizer, is openly disdainful of the Germans and refuses all offers to work with them. Often funny and gentle, this is, above all, an impassioned account of life in an occupied country. Master filmmaker Tavernier asks, “Where do you draw the line between collaboration, survival and resistance?” The film received two Silver Bear Awards from the Berlin Festival: Jacques Gamblin (Best Actor) and Antoine Duhamel (Music).

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