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Catherine Deneuve sits at a vanity looking into a mirror, with Gerard Depardieu standing behind her, in a scene from the film The Last Metro.
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The Last Metro

film by Truffaut [1980]
Also known as: “Le Dernier Métro”
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Catherine Deneuve sits at a vanity looking into a mirror, with Gerard Depardieu standing behind her, in a scene from the film The Last Metro.
Le Dernier Métro Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in Le Dernier Métro (1980; The Last Metro), directed by François Truffaut.

Le Dernier Métro (1980) is a film by French director François Truffaut. It is set in Paris during the German occupation in World War II. The film tells the story of a Jewish theater director who must go into hiding, while his actress wife takes over the direction of their current play and secretly continues his work. The film explores themes of collaboration, resistance, and the power of theater during wartime. It was a critical and commercial success, and is considered one of Truffaut's later masterpieces.

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