Safe ConductDirected by Bertrand Tavernier
Produced by Les Films Alain Sarde
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 2 h 50 min
French release : 09/01/2002
Production year : 2000
DirectorActorsSynopsisParis, March 3, 1942.
Continental, a German film company managed by Dr. Greven, has been producing French films since 1940. It presents a dilemma for French employees. Is it possible to work there “between the wolf’s jaws, there where it can’t bite you” as if nothing has happened, or is it better to refuse to collaborate and leave?
Woven from their memories, the film retraces the trajectories of two men whose paths intersect.
Jean Devaivre, assistant director, makes a point of getting a job at Continental with the ulterior motive of masking his Resistance activities. He’s a man of action, reckless, impulsive and daring.
Jean Aurenche, a screenwriter and poet, strives with all his might to avoid working for the Germans. Self-contained, insatiable, curious and torn between three mistresses, he’s a man who takes action with his pen, with his words.
A dozen other characters also come to life in this vision of Occupied France where some people fight back, while others collaborate. No matter their bias, everyone struggles against hunger, cold and restrictions just in order to survive. The film is dedicated to everyone that went through this experience. Production photos (5)
Posters gallery (2)Production and distributionAssociate production company : Les Films Alain Sarde
Executive producer : Little Bear
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Little Bear
Foreign production company : Vertigo Films, CP Medien (ex- KC Medien)
Film export/Foreign Sales : Studiocanal
French distribution : Bac Films Distribution
Full creditsExecutive Producers : Alain Sarde, Frédéric Bourboulon
Assistant Directors : Pascal Guérin, Valérie Othnin-Girard
Adaptation/Dialogue Writer : Jean Cosmos
Author of original work : Jean-Devaivre
Screenwriters : Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Cosmos
Director of Photography : Alain Choquart
Sound Recordist : Michel Desrois
Sound Assistants : Jean-Michel Chauvet, Jean-Pierre Houel
Assistant Operators : Christophe Asselin, Pascale Marin, Philippe Renaud
Camera Operator : Myriam Vinocour
Production Manager : François Hamel
Press Attachés (film) : Denise Breton, Isabelle Duvoisin
Editor : Sophie Brunet
Sound Editor : Élisabeth Paquotte
Assistant Editor : Guillaume Lebel
Continuity supervisor : Zoé Zurstrassen
Production Designer : Emile Ghigo
Music Composer : Antoine Duhamel
Foley Artist : Laurent Lévy
Stunt performer : Olivier Vitrant
Costume Designer : Valérie Pozzo di Borgo
Sound Mixers : Didier Lesage, Éric Tisserand, Gérard Lamps
Still Photographer : Éric Caro
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2000
French release : 09/01/2002
Runtime : 2 h 50 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 100.889
Visa issue date : 03/01/2002
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Sound format : Dolby DTS
Official website : www.laissezpasser-lefilm.com
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