Laissez-passer

Jan 9 2002 Not Rated 2h 50m
Biography, Drama, History

The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and screenwriter Jean Aurenche. Aurenche is on the move so that he doesn't have to write anything collaborationist. Devaivre is in dangerous political activity. Devaivre also works for the German production company Continental where he is respected. On the other hand, Aurenche's scriptwriting doesn't help how he lives and he is a womanizer which causes him to procrastinate.

Plot

In occupied France, German-run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business. Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get "in between the wolf's teeth and avoid being chewed up". Fast-living screenwriter Jean Aurenche uses every possible argument to avoid working for the enemy. For both, wartime is a battle for survival.

Written by

Jean Devaivre, Jean Cosmos, Bertrand Tavernier

Directed by

Bertrand Tavernier

Cast

Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Charlotte Kady

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma, Little Bear, Vertigo Films, StudioCanal, Les Films Alain Sarde, KC Medien, France 2 Cinéma

Languages

Français

Awards

7 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
LAISSEZ-PASSER Coming-soon-trailer
Scores
# of Votes
1,644
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA