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Mr. Klein: France 1942 and Delon has a doppleganger . . .

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Delon's Mr. Klein is a somewhat of a mysterious leech purchasing objects d'art from the Parisian Jewry and doing quite well. That is until he is delivered the official Jewish newspaper to his front door--subscription only and the implications are dangerous!

Delon sets off on a quest to convince the authorities that he is not Jewish but that another Klein exists who must be. Delon traces down Klein's apartment, friends, and a girl friend. But, despite his best efforts he decides to liquidate and head out of France until he has an accidental phone conversation with the other Klein. Delon determined to find who was setting him up sets off for a meeting only to be stopped by a police arrest.

Delon's return sets upsets his escape and the next day he is arrested as the Mr. Klein as well.

This is a somewhat intriguing movie that is a composite of true experiences of Frenchmen during 1942 and the first deportations of Jews to Germany. There are cameos by various A team French actors including Moreau and Lonsdale.

If you are into history this a flavorful taste of the time.

NO GRITS NO GLORY

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RE: Mr. Klein: France 1942 and Delon has a doppleganger . . . - geoffkait 14:58:14 10/15/09 (0)
One assumes that anything with Devon and Moreau in it can't be too terrible.
I watched WW2 movies in the 50's - late 08:38:12 10/15/09 (2)
There were some good ones in the 60's, and then the mood of the country changed, and there was a batch of antiwar movies in the 70s that occasionally used WW2. Catch 22 for example.

The few American WW2 movies made in the 80's stunk. That continued in the 90's and beyond. There have been good foreign movies, but the constraints of the American experience and culture result in the genre being mined out.

I've been watching WW2 movies for over a half a century. I am tired of them. It's over.
- So you've seen all of them then? You must have missed the brilliance of 'The Thin Red Line' (1998). * - Tony D. 20:37:53 10/15/09 (0)
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  J.B.
- So, what does all that mean? - mr grits 09:25:38 10/15/09 (0)
  This film was made in '78 and is a composite of true events woven into a self-interested character who suffers for his accessibility to greed. It may be too deep for you.
  
  NO GRITS NO GLORY

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