La guerre est finie (1966)
Release Year: 1966
Alternative Title: La guerra ha terminado, De oorlog is gedaan, A Guerra Acabou, Войната свърши, Krigen er endt
Director: Alain Resnais
Writer: Jorge Semprún
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Gisèle Rebillon, Catherine Winter, Anatole Dauman
Companies: Argos films, Europa Film, Sofracima
Budget: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: 1960s, anti-fascism, clandestine life, communist infiltrator, exiled spanish republican, franco regime (francoism), paris, france, post spanish civil war, spain, terrorist group
Story
Diego, a high-ranking member of the Spanish Communist Party, returns to Paris from Madrid after completing a mission. At the border crossing, he is arrested for an ID check but manages to evade capture with the help of Nadine, the daughter of the man whose passport he's using. Once in Paris, Diego sets out to find his comrade Juan before Juan can return to Spain and risk arrest by Franco's police. Diego must navigate a web of secrecy and danger as he tries to protect his friend while also avoiding capture himself.
Summary
La guerre est finie (1966) is a French-Swedish drama directed by Alain Resnais, set against the backdrop of post-World War II Europe and the lingering effects of the Spanish Civil War. The film follows Diego, an exiled Spanish republican communist infiltrator living in Paris during the 1960s. It explores themes of clandestine life, anti-fascism, and the struggle to maintain hope amidst oppressive regimes like Franco's. Resnais masterfully captures the tension and anxiety of those living in exile while fighting against fascism.
