Francois Truffaut directs Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu and Heinz Bennent in this drama that explores the WWII life of a Parisian theatre during the occupation. 

The Jewish owner hides in the basement living off a massive ham, unbeknownst to everyone but his lead actress wife. The new male cast member has his own secret life. The support will take and sleep with any opportunity she gets. The director by proxy is following the notes of a man living under his feet. The theatre critic is an anti-semite. The Nazis get twenty seats reserved of every performance. There’s a lot of red on set. A subtle burgeoning romance backstage. A playfully post-modern epilogue. The show must go on.

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