Jodie Foster

Le Sang des Autres (The Blood of Others)

Genre/Type:  War Drama, Resistance Film, War, Drama
Artistic/ Production Styles:   Made for Cable, Made for TV
Major Cast:   Jodie Foster, Michael Ontkean, Sam Neill, Lambert Wilson, Stephane Audran
Director:   Claude Chabrol
Plot Summary: Produced on behalf of the HBO cable service, The Blood of Others is a rare venture into English-language filmmaking by Claude Chabrol. Set during World War II, the film stars Jodie Foster and Michael Ontkean as a pair of French resistance fighters. If you can swallow that, then you'll accept New Zealand native Sam Neill as a German businessman. Chabrol's wife Stephane Audran costars as Gigi, while other prominent members of the cast include Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Micheline Presle. Oh, yes, the plot: based on a novel by Simone de Beauvoir, The Blood of Others concerns Jodie Foster's confused loyalties: should she continue in her underground activities, or succumb to the charms of the seemingly civilized Neill? This French-Canadian coproduction was originally telecast August 23, 1984. -- Hal Erickson ( All Movie Guide )