Safe Conduct
Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Bertrand Tavernier based this fascinating 2001 drama of the French Occupation on the memories of two of his friends--Jean Aurenche, an apolitical screenwriter, and Jean Devaivre, an assistant director who served as a member of the Resistance. It's the most textured portrait of the period I know, exploring the complex moral choices each man faced in working for a German film production company. In French with subtitles. 163 min.

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