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Les routes du sud / Roads to the South

Joseph Losey
France - Spain      100 m.
Synopsis

In full swing of the Spanish transition to democracy, Losey shot this film with a screenplay by Spain’s Jorge Semprún, focussing on the uncertainty and confusion of anti-Franco exiles following the dictator’s death. A reflection on the indelible wounds left by fascism, starring one of French cinema’s greatest actors, Yves Montand. A prolongation of Alain Resnais’ La guerre est finie (The War is Over).

Director
Joseph Losey
Screenplay
Jorge Semprún
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP), Trinacra Films, F.R.3, Profilmes
Yves Rousset-Rouard
Photography
Gerry Fisher
Edition
Reginald Beck
Music
Michel Legrand
Cast
Yves Montand, Miou-Miou, Laurent Malet, France Lambiotte, José Luis Gómez
Running Time
100 m.
Country
France - Spain
Year
1978
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