Port of Shadows

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National Board of Review Awards 1939 - Won - Best Foreign Film

Prix Louis Delluc 1938 - Won - Prix Louis Delluc

Venice Film Festival 1938 - Won - Special Recommendation

Port of Shadows

Director:
Marcel Carne
90 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

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 Michele 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 novel by Pierre Mac Orlan, the inimitable team of director Marcel Carne and writer Jacques Prevert deliver a quintessential example of poetic realism and a classic film from the golden age of French cinema.

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Runtime:
90 min.

Country:
FRANCE

Language:
French

Color:
Color

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SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
  • Gallery of production stills and promotional posters
  • French theatrical trailer
  • New and improved subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition
  • Plus: A 32 - page booklet featuring a new essay by cultural historian Luc Sante and a new translation of excerpts from Marcel Carne's autobiography Ma vie a belles dents (My Life with Gusto)

 

 

 

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