#245: CARNÉ, Marcel: Port Of Shadows (1938)

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CARNÉ, Marcel (France)
Port Of Shadows [1938]
Spine #245
DVD
OOP


Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean (Jean Gabin), an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news. Also starring the blue-eyed phenomenon Michèle Morgan in her first major role, and the menacing Michel Simon, Port of Shadows (Le Quai des brumes) starkly portrays an underworld of lonely souls wrestling with their own destinies. Based on the book by Pierre Mac Orlan, the inimitable team of director Marcel Carné and writer Jacques Prèvert delivers a quintessential example of poetic realism and a classic film from the golden age of French Cinema.

90 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in French
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2004
Director/Writers


Based on the novel Le Quai des brumes (1927) by Pierre Mac Orlan.
Screenplay by Jacques Prévert.
Marcel Carné was 32 when he directed Port of Shadows.

Other Carné films in the Collection:

#1139: Hôtel Du Nord (1938)
#626: Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1942)
#141: Children Of Paradise (1945)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Thirty-two page booklet featuring essays by Luc Sante and Carné.

Commentary

None.

Gallery

Of production stills and promotional posters.
French theatrical trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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