Sunday Showcase/ French Film Festival at the University of Louisville

The War is Over (La guerre est finie)
Directed by Alain Resnais

Sunday, March 24, 12:30 pm  CINEMA+

FREE

A triumph and a thriller. Erotic scenes of outright beauty, such superb subtlety. An outstanding film from our time.”—Judith Crist, World Journal Tribune

The War is Over begins three decades after the Spanish Civil War and Franco’s fascist military coup, with Communist operative Yves Montand (Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics), juggling multiple identities as he continues his dangerous missions, while reflecting on a life of political struggle. Though increasingly disillusioned, his determination to help a possibly captured comrade and chance encounter with impetuous student terrorist Geneviève Bujold, keep his commitment to the cause alive.

Rejected by Cannes so as not to offend Franco’s government, The War is Over went on to win France’s prestigious Prix Louis Delluc and the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Foreign Language Film. Spanish novelist, screenwriter (Costa-Gavras’ Z, Resnais’ Stavisky), and politician Jorge Semprún, himself an exile living in Spain and clandestine fighter for the Spanish Republic was Oscar-nominated for his autobiographical screenplay. 1966, France, 4K DCP, in French with English subtitles, 121 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

CINEMA+ With a post-screening discussion led by Nathan Viner, Founder of Lamplighter Film Union.