La Traversée de Paris (1956)
- Directed by
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 305 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In occupied Paris during 1942, two men transport black market pork across the city while dodging the curfew. Their journey reveals the compromises and moral ambiguities of survival under Nazi rule.
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What happens
La Traversée de Paris ("The trip across Paris") is a 1956 French comedy-drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, starring Jean Gabin, Bourvil and Louis de Funès. It is set in occupied Paris in 1942 and tells the story of two men who defy the curfew to deliver pork for the black market. The film is very loosely based on the short story "La traversée de Paris" by Marcel Aymé. The film competed at the 17th Venice International Film Festival, where Bourvil won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The cynical portrayal of the occupation era was unconventional and made the film controversial upon the original release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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