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Article: The spirit of resistance: an interview with bertrand tavernier.(Interview)
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- March 22, 2003
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Most films that ponder the agony and ecstasy of making films are either nostalgic evocations of the past (Singin' in the Rain), sardonic commentaries on crass commercialism (Sunset Boulevard, Contempt), or faux-autobiographical explorations of the fusion of art and life (Day for Night, 8 1/2). Bertrand Tavernier's most recent film, Laissez-passer (English title: Safe Conduct), touches upon all of these themes, but also takes the rare step of making links between these relatively parochial, solipsistic concerns and larger questions of historical memory and personal responsibility.
Tavernier's epic saga of filmmaking in wartime France tackles the ...