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La Passante

1982, Movie, NR, 106 mins

La Passante: Review

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This complex French-German coproduction features Romy Schneider in a dual role as a German living in Occupied Paris and as the present-day wife of a human rights activist. The activist, Max Baumstein (Michel Piccoli), kills the Paraguayan ambassador when he learns that the politician is not only a former Nazi but the general who ordered the death of his adoptive parents. In flashback, the young Max is taken to Paris by Elsa Weiner (Schneider), whose husband Michel (Helmut Griem) is sent to a concentration camp because of his anti-Fascist publications. As a result, Elsa is forced to support herself as a singer in Pigalle, eventually giving up her body to a Nazi general who promises to arrange for Michel's release. The familiar story of former SS men altering their identities and rising in the South American political ranks is intelligently handled in LA PASSANTE, though the obviousness of director Jacques Ruffio's intent sometimes undermines the subject matter's inherent power. This was the final screen appearance for Schneider, who died just days before the film's release. (In French; English subtitles.) leave a comment
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