Brothers *spoiler*
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Army of Shadows
PinstripeWillie — 16 years ago(September 18, 2009 12:59 AM)
Did Luc and Paul not recognize each other on their trip to the submarine? They were brothers after all.
I assume Paul did not recognize Luc as he states that he couldn't wait to tell his brother the encounter with the big boss after the war. Though Luc didn't notice Paul was rowing the boat? -
PinstripeWillie — 16 years ago(October 05, 2009 03:21 PM)
Maybe I'm confused, but this is the translation I have as he rows the boat. Big Boss' back is to us, but he is obviously looking straight at the other character:
"So strange to think the big boss looks like any other man. Here in this boat, where base and tip of the pyramid meet. Strange. I'll have to talk with Saint-Luc
about it after the war."
When he rows up next to the sub Big Boss gets off and we see his face for the first time as he enters the sub. -
PVarjak — 16 years ago(January 01, 2010 08:08 PM)
You are correct. 'Le Patron' does take a separate boat, but his brother IS rowing. I couldn't figure out if the voice-over meant that J-F was saying they should discuss this moment together after the war, or if he didn't recognize him (perhaps Le Patron was disguised or his face covered) he hoped to tell Luc the story.
One other discrepancy I noticed: Philippe tells J-F to wait for 3 longs and a short of lights; but when the signal is actually sent, it was 3 shorts and a long. -
Holden27 — 15 years ago(July 10, 2010 08:56 AM)
I don't think Jean Francois recognized Luc - it was night-time and they weren't talking. I liked this scene best, especially since Jean Francois had wanted to tell Luc about his recruitment, but thought he wouldn't understand, living in his books.
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Jastrzebiec — 15 years ago(August 04, 2010 01:23 PM)
Correct, Jean-Franois did not recognize "Le Patron" in the dark, and "Le Patron" either did not recognize his brother, or thought it best not to acknowledge his presence to Jean-Franois.
More Melvillean irony, like "St. Luc" listening to Beethoven.