Army of Shadows

Director	Jean-Pierre Melville
Release year	1969
Genre	Drama / War
My watch history	2024-03-25
Actors	Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret, Claude Mann, Paul Crauchet
IMDB	IMDB

Review

Man from French Resistance group is captured and captivated but he manages to escape. He meets with another members of resistance group but their life is all the time more or less escaping and hiding.

I don't know what to think about this movie after the first watch. It was kind of interesting, but at the same time the plot and the incentive of this group could have been opened better. What they tried to achive in the first place? I don't know if I just didn't pay enough attention if that was explained, or was it something what people should just know because it has been taught on schools, I don't know but still I would need more explanation for this group.

Most interesting aspect in this movie for me was still the attitude what secret resistance members have and should have. You have to be careful to whom you can trust but you still can be wrong and trust the wrong persons in the end.

Movie was looking good. I liked the slow pace and the camera movements what was relaxed what helped to build the tension.

All in all, this was not the best movie for me for the first time view, but I think I should see this some another time again so maybe I could get more out of this. Still it was worth the watch.

Review written: 2024-03-25