Most of the WWII films I've loved in recent years don't have big, flashy scenes, and are based on obscure stories of obscure characters. Like Zvezda (the best Russian war movie I've seen), Saints & Soldiers, the Empire of the Sun, etc.
The "Femmes de l'ombre, Les" I'm watching today actually doesn't stand out technically in any way compared to many successful WWII spy movies. On the contrary, it may be limited by space and funds, and many plot connections and gimmick conversions are even very far-fetched. But to me, its great charm comes first from the adaptation of the true story, as well as the portrayal of the profound contradictions in each character. Like many French films, whether it is the heroine and her SOE lieutenant brother, the powerful female resistance intelligence agent, a few amateur female agents chasing ducks on the shelves, or the SS colonel, or even the French speculators, they are full of " The characteristics of "people" make the whole film very real. It is worth mentioning that although the heroine finally came to the church and lit a candle, the spirit of religion did not run rampant or even flooded like in some such European and American (especially American) movies - as the hometown of the Enlightenment, French movies In the field of depicting "people", it is really a unique show.
In the last part of the film, the heroine put the group photo before departure on the candlestick and left with a smile, and then the subtitle told me that the heroine of the film, Louise, died in 2004 at the age of 98 and was childless.
I know this movie is not a story.
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