The image: Shocking almost in its tenacious, ascetic beauty - the tilt of Fontaine face, the light falling on his face and torso - the shadow of the Nazi soldier wielding the heavy rifle appearing silently as a constant, unmoving shadow at the bottom left of the screen.
Who else thinks that is a standout image?
[Also see this scene that I posted almost two years ago: Rattling of keys... https://youtu.be/Dh9qaH8mkas]
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