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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. 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.
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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A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city. Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country.
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...
Jul 19, 2004 · Trauner apprenticed with Lazar Meerson, who constructed similar dreamlike streetscapes for the films of René Clair and Jacques Feyder. Port of Shadows possesses nearly all the qualities that were once synonymous with the idea of French cinema.
The Port of Shadows. Marcel Carné’s richly atmospheric and darkly seductive thriller is an outstanding example of Poetic Realism, the Gallic precursor of American film noir. 1 h 32 min 1938. NR. Romance · Drama. Free trial of BFI Player Classics. Watch with BFI Player Classics. Start your 7-day free trial.
Carné conjures port city Le Havre as a dreamy, self-contained island of fate where fog rolls by and windows glow at night, the plaintive horns of ships constantly reminding us of all the possibilities lost. By Michael Bayer.
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, 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.
Port of Shadows is a film directed by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur .... Year: 1938. Original title: Le Quai des Brumes. Synopsis: Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country.