Mr Klein

Paris 1942. Robert Klein (Alain Delon) cannot find any fault with the state of affairs in German occupied France. He has a well-furnished flat, a mistress, and business is booming. Jews, facing discrimination because of laws edicted by the French government are desperate to sell valuable works of art, and it is easy for him to get them at bargain prices. His cosy life is disrupted when he realises that there is another Robert Klein in Paris, a Jew with a rather mysterious behaviour. Very soon, this homonymy attracts the close, and menacing attention of the police on the established art trader. (This film follows on from the 27 January 2025 Holocaust Memorial Day)

Dir: Joseph Losey: France/Italy 1976 (123 mins)

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