If you loved La Valse dans l'ombre, try Permission jusqu'à l'aube
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to La Valse dans l'ombre, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Permission jusqu'à l'aube is
Here's a film about the frustrations of not being where the action is. Aboard a supply ship in the Pacific, Doug Roberts tries to get a transfer to a fighting vessel. It certainly cemented Henry Fonda's reputation for playing decent guys.

