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Silence of the Sea (Le silence de la mer)
Overview
In a small town in the West of France, during the German Occupation, a room is requisitioned by a Wehrmacht captain, Werner von Ebrennac. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young Jeanne, who makes a living by giving piano lessons, and by her grandfather. Quite upset, the two "hosts" decide to resist the occupier by never speaking a word to him. Now Werner is a lover of France and its culture, and he tries to persuade them that a rapprochement between Germany and France would be beneficial for the two nations. Quite unexpectedly Jeanne, little by little, falls in love with Werner. At the same time, the Francophile officer loses his illusions, realizing at last that what Nazi Germany actually wants is to thrall France and to stifle its culture...
Key Crew
Director: Pierre Boutron
Writer: Anne Giafferi
Director of Photography: Alain Levent
Producer: Pierre Bertrand-Jaume, Catherine Ruault
Top Cast
Julie Delarme
Jeanne Larosière
Michel Galabru
André Larosière
Thomas Jouannet
le capitaine Werner Von Ebrennac
Marie Bunel
Marie
Timothée Ferrand
Pierre
Jean-Baptiste Puech
Pascal
Jörg Schnass
Officier 1
Jorn Cambreleng
Officier 2
