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The War Is Over (1966)

The War Is Over poster
Original title
La guerre est finie
Directed by
Alain Resnais
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Sweden
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
18
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A aging leftist activist travels between France and Spain to organize against Franco's regime. He struggles with his personal relationships and the fading hope for political change.

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What happens

The War Is Over (French: La Guerre est finie) is a 1966 French war drama film about a leftist in Franco's Spain, directed by Alain Resnais and starring Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin and Geneviève Bujold. Joseph Losey directed a sequel, Roads to the South (French: Les Routes du Sud-1978). In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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