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Le Ciel Est a Vous
Capsule by Dave Kehr
From the Chicago Reader
Made near the end of the German occupation of France, Jean Gremillon's 1944 film is one of his most respected efforts, a simple story of a lower-middle-class couple who sacrifice everything to support the wife's bid to break the women's record for long-distance flying. Gremillon's training as a musician shows in the film's organization into several distinct movements--a technique he employed in Lumiere d'Ete, which here reaches perfection. With Madeleine Renaud and Charles Vanel. In French with subtitles. 105 min. Archival 16mm print.
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