Le chagrin et la pitié (1971)

Directors

Marcel Ophüls

Cast

Georges Bidault, Matthäus Bleibinger, Maurice Buckmaster, Emile Coulaudon, Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie, René de Chambrun, Christian de la Mazière, Darquier de Pellepoix, Jacques Doriot, R. Du Jonchay, Jacques Duclos, Marcel Fouche-Degliame, Raphael Geminiani, Louis Grave, Georges Lamirand, Pierre Laval, Pierre Le Calvez, Mr. Leiris, Claude Levy, Pierre Mendès-France, Mr. Mioche, Marcel Ophüls, Denis Rake, Henri Rochat, Mme. Solange, Edward Spears, Helmut Tausend, Charles Braun, Anthony Eden, Sgt. Evans, Alexis Grave, Marius Klein, Cmdt. Menut, Elmar Michel, Paul Schmidt, Roger Tounze, Marcel Verdier, Walter Warlimont

The story

The film examines the responses of the French people to German occupation and their reasons for tending toward resistance or collaboration, focusing on the Auvergne region and the city of Clermont-Ferrand. Events are presented in roughly chronological order, with interviewees appearing throughout both parts of the film. Maurice Chevalier's "Sweepin' the Clouds Away" is used repeatedly during the film.

Genres

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