The Silence of the Sea

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Set during WWII, The Silence of the Sea centres on a cultivated Francophile German officer billeted with an elderly Frenchman and his daughter in a village outside Paris, who defiantly remain mute in his presence. Meanwhile, the officer delivers idealistic monologues about a marriage between Germany and France that will bring about a new Europe, though he gradually realises how absurd such a belief is.

Duration:
88 minutes

Translated title:
Le silence de la mer

Languages:
French

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
France

Year of production:
1949