Monday, April 11, 2016
The Last Metro AKA Le dernier métro (1980)
Released February 19 , 1981 in the US.
Filmed in France.
Inspired by the life story of French actor/writer/director and sculptor Jean Marais.
The story : In the early 40s , Marion Steiner is a famous actress that has retired from movies and now performs on stage.
She has taken over managing the theater that her equally famous Jewish husband Lucas typically ran , before the Nazi's had taken over France.
Marion lives the grueling life of managing the theater as at this time it stays high in demand - being a place for the Parisians to go to stay warm.
She is hiding her husband and performing in the plays her husband has chosen , without ever speaking a word of her Lucas' whereabouts.
Stars Gerard Depardieu , Catherine Deneuve , Jean Poiret , Heinz Bennett , Sabine Haudepin , Jean Louis Richard , Paulette Dubost , Andrea Ferreol , Maurice Risch , Christian Baltausse , Pierre Belot
Directed by Francois Truffaut
French with English subtitles
Rated PG
DRAMA
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