text: She got her first major break in 1965 , while on tour with the company of the ThÃ Ã cents tre du Rideau Vert in Paris , when French director Alain Resnais selected her for a role opposite Yves Montand in his film The War Is Over .
simplified: She got her first major break in 1965 , while on a theatrical tour in Paris , when she was noticed by French director Alain Resnais , who offered her a role in his film La guerre est finie , opposite Yves Montand .