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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Le quai des brumes (Port of shadows) 1938 - Hauntingly sad French masterpiece


IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030643/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
IMDB rating: 7,6


Director: Marcel Carne
Main Cast: Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michele Morgan, Pierre Brasseur



"Adapted from a novel by Jacques Prevert, Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes) stars that eternal victim of society, Jean Gabin. Having deserted the French army, Gabin ducks into a back alley and meets the lovely Michelle Morgan. He becomes her champion by taking on her evil 'protectors' (Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur), but loses his last bid for freedom - and his life - in the process. Irredeemably gloomy, Port of Shadows was a primary influence in the 'film noir' genre pursued by Hollywood in the 1940s. The film was the first of three collaborations between writer Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne, culminating in the incomparable Les Enfants du Paradis (1944)." - http://www.allmovie.com/movie/port-of-shadows-v106403

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