LE QUAI DES BRUMES
by Marcel Carné
synopsis
Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. He lucks into civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, and a dog, and he also meets Nelly, a 17-year-old who's grown up too fast. She's the object of lust of men: including a boyfriend Maurice, her putative protector Zabel, and Lucien, a local hood. Jean falls for her, faces down Lucien, and gives her courage to stand on her own feet. A ship is leaving for Venezuela; can at least one of them be on it, or is that just a dream?
original title: | Le quai des brumes |
country: | France |
year: | 1938 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Marcel Carné |
film run: | 91' |
release date: | FR 17/05/1938, IT 25/08/1938, SE 12/09/1938, BE 16/09/1938, DK 14/11/1938, NL 02/12/1938, FI 01/01/1939, GR 05/06/1939, SI 19/11/1940, DE 07/01/1955, PT 13/11/1984, UK 04/05/2012 |
screenplay: | Jacques Prévert |
cast: | Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan |
cinematography by: | Eugen Schüfftan |
film editing: | René Le Hénaff |
art director: | Alexandre Trauner |