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91 min. Country. France. Language. French. Port of Shadows ( French: Le Quai des brumes [lə kɛ de bʁym], "The dock of mists") is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. An example of poetic realism, it stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan.
Port of Shadows. Jean (Jean Gabin) is an army deserter who arrives in Le Havre, France, planning to leave the country on one of the many ships anchored there. He gets distracted in the foggy...
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- Jean Gabin
- Marcel Carné
- Drama, Crime, Romance
Port of Shadows. 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.
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Jul 19, 2004 · Jul 19, 2004. A s epochal as any film made in France in the 1930s, Port of Shadows ( Le Quai des brumes, 1938) is a definitive example of the style known as “poetic realism.”. The ragged outlines, the lowdown settings, the romantic fatalism of the protagonists, the movement of the story first upward toward a single moment of happiness and ...
Jan 31, 2013 · It’s “Port of Shadows,” one of the treasures of French cinema now newly restored to its original glory. Released in France in 1938 as “Le Quai des Brumes,” this was an early film by director...
May 5, 2012 · Port of Shadows Review: A Classic Film Noir for the Ages. Carné’s thrilling film is an important and undervalued influence on the post-war American noirs of the 1940s. by Shaun Munro. May...
Aug 12, 2019 · At Home. PORT OF SHADOWS: A French Classic With a Stunning Restoration [Blu Review] Julian Singleton. August 12, 2019. Marcel Carné’s beloved pulp noir gets a 2K uncut transfer on Kino’s new Blu-ray. Although it grew in immense popularity among French filmgoers post-World War II, Port of Shadows had a notably troubled path to the silver screen.
