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Black Thursday

1974 · 95 min History Drama
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

In Paris, in 1942, on a Thursday, the Parisian police herded together some 13,000 Jews for deportation to German territory. In this story, Paul (Christian Rist) is a teenager who tries to prevent this from happening. At first he attempts to save two elderly Jews, but they are resigned to their fate and comply with the order to assemble. For a short while, he is able to keep Jeanne (Christine Pascal) from joining them, but, after a long and strenuous day, she finally escapes from him he is too tired to chase after her.

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Original Title Les Guichets du Louvre
Year 1974
Country France
Genre History, Drama
Director Michel Mitrani
Runtime 95 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (16 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative through a quiet, almost procedural observation of a single catastrophic day, avoiding grand melodrama. It relies on restrained performances, the grey hues of Parisian streets, and a swelling sense of powerlessness in the face of a bureaucratic machine.

What lingers after viewing is not catharsis, but a profound, weighty understanding of tragedy measured through a small, desperate act of defiance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Michel Mitrani

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