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Before the Deluge (1954) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1954 · 138 mins · French
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- Directed by
- André Cayatte
- Starring
- Marina Vlady, Bernard Blier, Albert Rémy, Isa Miranda, Line Noro, Marcel Pérès
A French “reality” drama that riffs on Louis XVI’s “Après moi, le déluge,” set in 1950, follows five Paris teenagers convinced an upcoming war will bring the apocalypse. To escape, they plan to flee to a desert island and create a new society, but first need money, so they commit a robbery. Their idealism collapses under the harsh consequences.
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