The World at Night

Paris, 1940. The civilized, upper-class life of film producer Jean Casson ends with the German occupation of Paris. Out of money, almost out of luck, he attempts to get work with a German film company but is drawn into the dark world of espionage and resistance. More used to evading jealous husbands than the secret police, Casson becomes a reluctant spy -- torn between honor and patriotism, love and survival. The World at Night is a brilliant portrait of one man who would not compromise and a stunning re-creation of the life and spirit of France in the moment of its defeat -- and of its rebirth.