Among Alain Resnais’ most stylistically accessible and politically committed films, La guerre est finie examines the consequences of a veteran Republican fighter’s (Montand) ardent dedication to the overthrow of Franco’s regime. Challenged by younger revolutionaries to realize that the center of political struggle has shifted away from him, he is forced to make choices about his life and political ideals. In a series of premonitions told in marvelous flash-forwards near the film’s conclusion Resnais makes a powerful statement about memory and aspiration, commitment and faith.