New French Restorations
A Pig Across Paris (La Traversee de Paris) | France | 1956 | DCP | 80 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Claude Autant-Lara
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funes
Set during the German occupation of France, this picaresque black comedy finds two men (beautifully personified by iconic actor Gabin and comedian Bourvil) who must transport four black-market suitcases of pork across nighttime Paris, without attracting the attention of the Nazis! Very funny and suspenseful, the odyssey of our heroes is told realistically without the stirring examples of courage that typically accompany tales of the French resistance.
Set during the German occupation of France, this picaresque black comedy finds two men (beautifully personified by iconic actor Gabin and comedian Bourvil) who must transport four black-market suitcases of pork across nighttime Paris, without attracting the attention of the Nazis! Very funny and suspenseful, the odyssey of our heroes is told realistically without the stirring examples of courage that typically accompany tales of the French resistance.
Cost
Free
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