
A Self-Made Hero

Albert Dehousse longs to be a war hero but is denied military service because his mother is a war widow. When he finds out that his parents were Nazi collaborators, Albert leaves his home to join the French Resistance, passing himself off as a hero despite his sheltered life.
Screening on an archival 35mm print, courtesy of the Sundance Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Albert Dehousse longs to be a war hero but is denied military service because his mother is a war widow. When he finds out that his parents were Nazi collaborators, Albert leaves his home to join the French Resistance, passing himself off as a hero despite his sheltered life.
Screening on an archival 35mm print, courtesy of the Sundance Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive