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Le jour se lève ([lə ʒuʁ sə lɛv], "The day rises"; also known as Daybreak) is a 1939 French film directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, based on a story by Jacques Viot. It is considered one of the principal examples of the French film movement known as poetic realism.
One of the great works of 1930s poetic realist cinema, Le jour se lève was Marcel Carné’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prévert. In this compelling story of obsessive sexuality and murder, the working-class François (Jean Gabin) resorts to killing in order to free the woman he loves from the controlling influence ...
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Director Marcel Carne (who was later maligned, possibly injustly, as a collaborator) brings poetic realist touches to an otherwise straightforward boy-meets-girl-who-is-infatuated-with-a-sleazy...
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- Jean Gabin
- Marcel Carné
- Drama, Romance, Crime
Le Jour Se Leve: Directed by Marcel Carné. With Jean Gabin, Jules Berry, Arletty, Mady Berry. After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
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Oct 30, 2014 · Le Jour Se Leve, directed by Marcel Carne in 1939, has been restored by Realto Pictures and will be released theatrically in November 2014. As suggested by its ironic title, Carné’s fifth feature is the story of the tragic end of an era .
Nov 13, 2014 · The poetic realism of Marcel Carne's 1939 melancholy masterpiece is made fresh and involving by an exceptional cast headed by Jean Gabin.
Directed by Marcel Carné, who displays all the prowesses of a confident master, there are commendable performances throughout, especially in the hardened and strong-featured Jean Gabin (Grand Illusion) who plays assembly line worker François who, after committing a murder, locks himself in his bedsit where police soon surround his apartment ...
