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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Truffaut's The Last Metro may seem like nothing too stylish, and perhaps compared to his early work it isn't. He takes his time telling this story and building up the characters and how they're all in this situation together circa WW2 in France (perhaps his version of To Be or Not To Be, with less jokes). In general, this film's greatness comes from simply containing wonderful, moving performances. Though I didn't know his work super extensively before this (outside of The Serpent's Egg), Heinz Bennet is the revelation here, to quote the film's own a-hole Nazi critic. But this is not to say that Deneuve isn't also exceptional, mostly in a performance that requires some understatement and listening, which is key for an actor. Especially when her character has to hide something in a conversation. And it all has a fine sense of the period and what 'theater' means.The Last Metro is an example of one of a few films that can be both really hopeful and really dark. And it has one of the most charmingly subversive endings in modern cinema.

The film starts with a lot of characters at once but then after some time you start understanding the flow of the story and start praising the storyline. Truffaut is a master in keeping the audience engaged. The story is about a director who is a Jew and because of a law, he has to hide in the basement of a theater which is now run by his wife. The focusing part of the story is how slowly his wife starts to get attracted to a new actor, but the story doesn't concentrate entirely on this buildup of emotions. It gives the audience a variety of characters. The film is not like where the husband is jealous and the wife herself is behaving in a very controlled way. However the start of the film looked to be a little bit confusing but gradually you are pulled into the film. Cinematography and all other aspects too were nice.MESSAGE: 'You have no control over some things.'VERDICT: "A recommended watch."

François Truffaut's homage to the theater was an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee and won a basketful of César Awards. It takes place in Nazi occupied Paris in 1942 and shows how the French coped with that tragedy. The anti-Jewish propaganda is continual throughout.Catherine Deneuve is magnificent as the wife of a theater owner (Heinz Bennent), who now runs it while keeping her Jewish husband hidden in the basement.Gérard Depardieu is her new leading man. He is stunningly suave and comedic as a womanizer, who also happens to be part of the Resistance. His repartee with Arnette (Andréa Ferréol) is hilarious.Bennent was excellent as the husband and director in the basement. Seeing him just before the play opened was just as I imagine it is for all directors.The music and cinematography were excellent also, and Truffaut's direction was flawless.A superb ending!

It is a strange feeling to read that many critics do not consider "Le Dernier Métro" as one of Truffaut's best films.This is absurd as Monsieur Truffaut was a cinéaste who considered all his films as equal.One is not sure as to how some harsh critics have considered this film as one of Truffaut's commercial projects.The truth of the matter is that Truffaut had always wanted to make a film about Nazism as he had experienced this vicious phenomenon as a young boy.It must be made clear that Truffaut did not make "Le Dernier Métro" in order to please critics,well wishers and admirers.As we talk of this film,it must be stated that "Le Dernier Metro" is an equivocal title for a Truffaut film.It is a title which denotes danger,uncertainty and utter chaos.This is because if one misses the last metro train there would be nothing but unpredictable hopelessness.For denizens of Paris during Nazi occupation time there were good chances that the last metro could be missed by many people who stayed out late nights for theatrical performances.Although this is a film about an artistic "ménage à trois",Le Dernier Métro deals with hidden sexualities of its different characters. It also talks of a restrained love affair which is dwarfed due to two lovers' arrogance. German occupation of Paris is shown in a light tone as there are no scenes of atrocities perpetrated by German soldiers. In this film we get an idea of how artists (cinema and theater) behave in a given set up.It also depicts cold critics who are able of destroy not only somebody's career but also an entire theater production house.Among the actors Andréa Ferréol is at her sensual best.Jean Poiret looks sleek too. The best thing about this film is German actor Heinz Bennent's performance as Lucas Steiner,a theater director who is fed up of his isolation.His character is similar to that of Marnie,a role played by Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's film "Marnie".