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Mathieu Kassovitz, Anouk Grinberg, Sandrine Kiberlain, Albert Dupontel, François Berléand ... see more see more... , Bernard Bloch , Philippe Duclos , Danièle Lebrun , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Yves Verhoeven , Nadia Barentin

Irony abounds in this French comedy that tells the tale of an unsophisticated, rather dim-bulbed country lad who follows the advice of a former French freedom fighter and tries to change himself into ... read more read more...a hero of the recently ended French Resistance. Poor Albert is no stranger to deceit. For his first 12-years, his mother led him to believe that his father was a war hero. He is devastated to learn that his father really died of alcoholism. During the war, Albert does all he can to avoid fighting for the Resistance, even though the Nazis control his village. He marries and moves in with his wife's family, innocent of the fact that the whole time he is there, they are concealing downed British fliers. The night their town is freed, Albert leaves for Paris where he meets Dionnet, "The Captain," a bona-fide Resistance hero. It is he, who teaches Albert how to successfully change his identity. After much practice and memorization, Albert finally has a new identity and goes to work as a secretary for Mr. Jo, a former double agent. Albert stays in a boarding house, where a resident prostitute teaches him about lovemaking. Meanwhile, Albert becomes recognized as a courageous patriot, a role he manages to sustain only a little while before it all falls apart and the painful truth is finally revealed. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Jacques Audiard

Release Date: September 12, 1997

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DVD Release Date: May 12, 1998

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Maria Garcia
July 10, 2007
Maria Garcia, Film Journal International

Clever as the commentary may be, you simply don't care what happens to the protagonist. Full Review

Steve Rhodes
January 1, 2000
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews

The first half of the film is hopelessly muddled with the latter half being relatively better. Full Review

Lisa Nesselson
March 26, 2009
Lisa Nesselson, Variety

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Stanley Kauffmann
October 6, 2002
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic

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Kenneth Turan
July 9, 2002
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

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Joe Baltake
May 6, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

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Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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