The Silence of the sea

the Silence of the sea is a news of Jean Bruller, written under the pseudonym of Vercors and clandestinely published in the Éditions of Midnight as of February 1942. The news is in particular inspired by the reflections of the author following his reading of Jardins and roads of Ernst Jünger.

The news

In 1941, at the beginning of the Occupation, a German officer, enthusiast of French culture, “is lodged” (placed of force) at a family including/understanding an old man and his niece. By monologs preaching the bringing together of the people and fraternity, it tries, without success, to break the dumbness of its hosts whose patriotism can be expressed only by this passive silence. When the officer realizes that the bringing together of the people, claimed by the Propagande Nazi of the time, is only one deception, it decides by spite to engage on the face of the East.

The Silence of the sea and other accounts is also the title of a collection of news of Jean Bruller.

The film of Jean-Pierre Melville

The history was adapted in a film of Jean-Pierre Melville in 1947.

Data sheet of film

Realization: Jean-Pierre Melville
Scenario: According to the novel of Vercors
Adaptation and Dialog: Jean-Pierre Melville
Assistants realizer: J. Guymont, Michel Drach
Images: Henri Decaë
Assembly: Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri Decaë
Costumes: Tranouez
Music: Edgar Bischoff with the full orchestra in the concerts Column under the direction of Paul Bonneau
Sound: Carrère
Production: O.G.C, Jean-Pierre Melville
Associate producer: Marcel Cartier
Directing of production: Edmond Vaxelaire
Distribution: The Pantheon
Lasted: 86mn

Distribution

Howard Vernon: Werner Von Ebrennac
Nicole Stephan: The niece
Jean-Marie Robain: The uncle
Friendly Aaroë: Been engaged of Werner
Denis Sadié: Friend S.S
Heim Fromm: A German officer
Rudelle: A German officer
Schimiedel: A German officer
Sliding gauge: A German officer
max Hermann: A German officer
Georges Patrix: The ordinance
H. Cavalier
D. Kandler

The telefilm

A telefilm was also turned in 2004, carried out by Pierre Boutron, with Michel Galabru in the role of the uncle, Julie Delarme in that of the niece and Thomas Jouannet in the role of the German officer. This telefilm was rewarded with the festival for the fiction for St-Tropez in 2004.

External bonds

Context of the creation and publication of the news;
February 20th, 1942: Clandestine publication of the '' Silence of the sea '' to the Editions of Midnight;
'' Occupation: black years of yesterday, the obsession of today ''.

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