Monsieur Klein
Director: Joseph Losey
Genre: War film, World cinema, Drama, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Mystery
Year: 1976
Country: France, Italy
Language: French Language
Starring: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Juliet Berto, Suzanne Flon, Jean Bouise, Francine Bergé, Massimo Girotti, Michael Lonsdale, Michel Aumont, Etienne Chicot, Jean Champion, Roland Bertin
Monsieur Klein (Mr. Klein) is a 1976 French film directed by Joseph Losey, with Alain Delon starring in the title role.
It is 1942, the war is in full swing and France is occupied by the Nazis. To Robert Klein, however, these events are of little concern. As an art dealer, he makes a nice profit off the situation of the Jews, who are selling their possessions in a hurry to leave the country. He holds no political affinities and chooses to remain indifferent. All this changes when one day, a Jewish newspaper is accidentally delivered to his address, and Klein discovers there is another Robert Klein residing in Paris, a Jew sought by the police. When the other Klein cannot be found, authorities grow suspicious and the art dealer is forced to offer proof of his French heritage. Before long he is entangled in a quest to track down his elusive namesake and find out what happened. Eventually, Klein fails to prove his identity and becomes a victim of the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup, reunited with jews who once were his clients.
Although Losey integrates historical elements (such as the infamous Vel' d'Hiv Roundup) into the film, it is more than a reconstruction of the life and status of the Jews
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