Storyline

A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance, the 18 year old Lucien Lacombe, whose father is a prisoner in Germany and whose mother dates her employer, works for the German police. He then meets France Horn, the daughter of a rich jewish tailor.—Vincent Merlaud

Plot Keywords

france, year 1944, collaborator, based on true story, french resistance, occupation, moral ambiguity, world war two, french countryside, teenage boy, 18 year old, pigeon, reading a book, grandmother granddaughter relationship, camera shot of bare feet, camera shot of feet, escape, attic, woods, forest

Short Review

[Malle's film is] about a particular kind of human being, one capable of killing and hurting, one incapable of knowing or caring about his real motives, one who would be a prime catch for basic training and might make a good soldier and not ask questions.

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