▁liber ation ▁movement . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁highly ▁public ized ▁arrest ▁and ▁trial ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 .) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁scene ▁on ▁the ▁train , ▁Je anson ▁arg ues ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁violence ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁French ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁However ▁this ▁does ▁not ▁dis su ade ▁V ér on ique ▁( for ▁her ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁this ▁scene , ▁God ard ▁fed ▁Anne ▁W ia zem sky ▁her ▁lines ▁through ▁an ▁ear pie ce ). ▁The ▁appearance ▁of ▁Francis ▁Je anson ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁seems ▁to ▁correspond ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Ste pan ▁Tro f im ov ich ▁Ver kh ov ens ky ▁( Py otr ' s ▁father ▁and ▁St av ro gin ' s ▁sur rog ate ▁father ) ▁in ▁The ▁Poss essed . ▁Indeed , ▁much ▁like ▁Ste pan ▁Tro f im ov ich , ▁Je anson ▁is ▁an ▁intellectual ▁and ▁phil os opher ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁father - figure / ment or ▁to ▁V ér on ique ▁— ▁and ▁his ▁early ▁example ▁as ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁terror ism ▁makes ▁him ▁responsible ▁for ▁influen cing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁follow . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁the ▁train ▁arriv es ▁at ▁its ▁destination , ▁and ▁V ér on ique ▁sets ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁hotel ▁where ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture ▁is ▁stay ing . ▁She ▁mistaken ly ▁revers es ▁the ▁digits ▁of ▁the ▁room ▁number ▁and ▁ends ▁up ▁killing