Manon

Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.

Though a French production directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, 'Manon' is still tied to the mainstream cinema of the era, which was heavily influenced by studio control and government funding. It's not an independently funded film in the strict sense.