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Les Jeux Sont Faits (1947) Jean Delannoy; Micheline Presle, Marcello Pagliero
Les Jeux Sont Faits (1947) Jean Delannoy; Micheline Presle, Marcello Pagliero
 
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In French with English subtitles.

Released in the US as The Chips are Down, Jean Delannoy's Les Jeux sont Faits represented the first work written directly for the screen by Jean-Paul Sartre. Not surprisingly, the film is drenched with existentialist philosophy, but overall it works best as a romantic tragedy. The story takes place in an unnamed dictatorship. Resistance fighter Pierre (Marcello Pagliero) is killed in a street confrontation. Almost simultaneously, Eve (Micheline Presle), the wife of the dictator, dies of poison administered by her unfaithful husband. Pierre and Eve rematerialize on a dismal little street outside of Heaven's waiting room, where the businesslike admissions clerk (Marguerite Moreno) informs them that they might have become lovers had they met while still alive--and that it is possible to briefly return them to Earth to find out if their romance could have been consummated. Desperately, Eve and Pierre agree to be restored to life, hoping not only to fall in love but also to alter the events leading up to their deaths.

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5 of 5 Excellent February 3, 2020
Reviewer: Jonathan Webber from Bristol, Bristol United Kingdom  
Excellent DVD of the film, with English subtitles. Played perfectly throughout. Thank you!

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5 of 5 Les jeux sont faits July 11, 2017
Reviewer: Mort Peacock from Forestville, New South Wales Australia  
A very acceptable copy of a rare and hard to find 1947 French movie. Sarte's first movie script and an intriguing existential story. Highly recommended

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5 of 5 Great print April 9, 2017
Reviewer: charles rotmil from Portland, ME United States  
Hard to find film
Excellent quality
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5 of 5 Les Jeux Sont Faits December 4, 2014
Reviewer: Luis Sommariva from Edmonton, AB Canada  
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4 of 5 Interesting piece November 22, 2014
Reviewer: F. Hounder Clay from Reynoldsburg, OH United States  
This represents Jean-Paul Sarte's maiden voyage into cinema, and it's a more than noble first effort. His marks are borne all over the film. Director Dellanoy handles it splendidly and the performances are exquisite.

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