# The Last Metro (1980)

> In occupied Paris, a determined actress sustains her theater while secretly protecting her Jewish husband and negotiating dangerous artistic and romantic entanglements.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1147

## Facts

- Runtime: 131 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, War
- Director: François Truffaut
- Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard, Maurice Risch, Heinz Bennent
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080610/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, intimate, tense, film club night, french cinema evening

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of love and survival unfolds in the shadows of war-torn Paris.

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