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Le Quai Des Brumes is Marcel Carné’s controversial adaptation of the Pierre Mac Orlan novel of the same name, today regarded as one of the greatest French classical movies. Jean (Jean Gabin), a deserter, arrives in Le Havre and looks for a shelter before leaving the French territory. Housed in a shed on the harbour, at the end of the docks, he meets an eccentric painter (Michel Simon) and a mysterious and beautiful girl called Nelly (Michèle Morgan). From then on he will be trapped in a tragic destiny, in spite of his passion for Nelly and his will to live…
Bonus Content
-On The Port Of Shadows
-Introduction to Le Quai Des Brumes by Ginette Vincendeau, Professor and Film Critic
-Restoring Le Quai Des Brumes
-Booklet on the movie written by Ginette Vincendeau professor and film critic.
Bonus Content
-On The Port Of Shadows
-Introduction to Le Quai Des Brumes by Ginette Vincendeau, Professor and Film Critic
-Restoring Le Quai Des Brumes
-Booklet on the movie written by Ginette Vincendeau professor and film critic.
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United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Booklet, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Le Quai Des Brumes is Marcel Carné's controversial adaptation of the Pierre Mac Orlan novel of the same name, today regarded as one of the greatest French classical movies. Jean (Jean Gabin), a deserter, arrives in Le Havre and looks for a shelter before leaving the French territory. Housed in a shed on the harbour, at the end of the docks, he meets an eccentric painter (Michel Simon) and a mysterious and beautiful girl called Nelly (Michèle Morgan)... From then on he will be trapped in a tragic destiny, in spite of his passion for Nelly and his will to live... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...Port of Shadows ( Le Quai des Brumes ) (Blu-Ray)
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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a fantastic, moody drama. a french soldier awol goes to a port to take a ship to escape his life. he runs into a local gangster, a girl and her guardian. terrific acting and superbly gloomy photography. you can smell the sea as well as the mood
a true classic
a true classic
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Tim Kidner
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Director Marcel Carne, here in just pre-war 1938, made many notable films but for many World Cinema devotees, he is an unknown, or in my case, a newcomer. His Les Enfants de Paradis (1946) is one of the most enchanting and beautiful of all French films, from any period and remains one of my all-time favourites.
However, I find his feature films with Jean Gabin a rather jagged little pill. In both his later Le Jour Se Leve and here, Gabin plays rather unlikeable lead roles and I find him difficult to warm to. Though in this case, assisted by screenwriter Jacques Prévert, as army deserter "Jean", he certainly is a complex fellow, whose psyche snaps back and fore as his bewildered despondency on life puts up barriers and communication to others.
There's a visual semblance in Gabin of a cross between Spencer Tracey and James Cagney (to my eyes) and also almost in their usual characters - the caring, humane Tracey and the snarling Cagney. Michelle Morgan plays the dark and beautiful Nelly and the two floating into love seems as fleeting and ephemeral as the shifting mists of the title - translated as 'Port Of Shadows'.
That Port is Le Havre and the evocative cinematography is the film's finest feature, a real mood-piece that eschews a clammy emptiness. The tonal range of Eugen Schüfftan's black & white camerawork is superb and is fully realised by this digital restoration, without blemish or flaw.
The dog that tags on is a nice touch and suits Gabin's character - restless, looking for both company and opportunity but I'm afraid I couldn't settle with the false-bearded Michel Simon, with that hair-piece visibly having gaps in it.... Read more ›
However, I find his feature films with Jean Gabin a rather jagged little pill. In both his later Le Jour Se Leve and here, Gabin plays rather unlikeable lead roles and I find him difficult to warm to. Though in this case, assisted by screenwriter Jacques Prévert, as army deserter "Jean", he certainly is a complex fellow, whose psyche snaps back and fore as his bewildered despondency on life puts up barriers and communication to others.
There's a visual semblance in Gabin of a cross between Spencer Tracey and James Cagney (to my eyes) and also almost in their usual characters - the caring, humane Tracey and the snarling Cagney. Michelle Morgan plays the dark and beautiful Nelly and the two floating into love seems as fleeting and ephemeral as the shifting mists of the title - translated as 'Port Of Shadows'.
That Port is Le Havre and the evocative cinematography is the film's finest feature, a real mood-piece that eschews a clammy emptiness. The tonal range of Eugen Schüfftan's black & white camerawork is superb and is fully realised by this digital restoration, without blemish or flaw.
The dog that tags on is a nice touch and suits Gabin's character - restless, looking for both company and opportunity but I'm afraid I couldn't settle with the false-bearded Michel Simon, with that hair-piece visibly having gaps in it.... Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Stephanie DePue
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Format:DVD
In "Le quai des brumes" ("Port of Shadows") (1939) a black and white film noir crime/ drama/romance/thriller, and another bleak classic of French cinema, the extraordinary French director Marcel Carne (Criterion Coll: Children of Paradise (2pc) (Sub) [DVD] [1944] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]) teams once again with that extraordinary French actor Jean Gabin (Essential Art House: Grand Illusion (Full Sub) [DVD] [1938] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]) to give us a film you won't soon forget. The script was written by Jacques Prevert, Carne's frequent collaborator, based on a novel by Pierre Mac Orlan.
As the film opens, we see Jean (Gabin), an army deserter, traveling down a desolate, fog-bound, tree lined road to the port city of LeHavre. The protocol of French cinema between the world wars was supposed to be "poetic realism," but, frankly, this magnificent long opening shot looks more like German expressionism to me, as do the shots of "Panama's" shack, where Jean takes refuge, on an empty beach that looks a lot like the end of the world. Jean must leave metropolitan France - that's what he's doing in Le Havre, but at Panama's, he meets the gorgeous 17-year old Nelly, played by the everlastingly beautiful, high cheek-boned, Michele Morgan (Passage To Marseilles [1944] [VHS]). And he finds it very difficult to leave her.... Read more ›
As the film opens, we see Jean (Gabin), an army deserter, traveling down a desolate, fog-bound, tree lined road to the port city of LeHavre. The protocol of French cinema between the world wars was supposed to be "poetic realism," but, frankly, this magnificent long opening shot looks more like German expressionism to me, as do the shots of "Panama's" shack, where Jean takes refuge, on an empty beach that looks a lot like the end of the world. Jean must leave metropolitan France - that's what he's doing in Le Havre, but at Panama's, he meets the gorgeous 17-year old Nelly, played by the everlastingly beautiful, high cheek-boned, Michele Morgan (Passage To Marseilles [1944] [VHS]). And he finds it very difficult to leave her.... Read more ›
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By ArtsEater
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In Marcel Carné's visually stunning black & white film we follow Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in the northern French port town of Le Havre, looking to leave French shores for good. Jean is your classic outsider. He gets lucky whilst waiting around for a ship to take him to Venezuela: he gets civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, a dog, and he also falls in love with Nelly (played by the stunningly beautiful Michéle Morgan) - a 17-year-old desperate to escape the clutches of her lecherous godfather, Zabel. In your typical film noir, Nelly would be the femme fatale - but Carné makes her too innocent to be one. Although she is the object of lust of various men including her (missing) boyfriend Maurice, her protector Zabel, and the local wannabe-gangster, Lucien, she exudes an innocence not found in your classic maneater.
Understandably, Jean falls deeply for Nelly. Their gradual domestication is symbolised by the their walking around together along the streets of Le Havre. Nelly stops to buy their (stray) dog a collar and lead. But is this domestic bliss between the lovers doomed? Does Jean anticipate a sad end for the couple by saying that the dog doesn't like the collar - it prefers to be free? Jean's ship is leaving for Venezuela in a matter of hours, but he's in love with Nelly. Will he leave her behind? Or is visiting the port-side dive bar, Panama's, the closest he'll get to Central/Sth America?
So much for the plot, but there is so much else in this beautifully harsh film. On the surface 'Le Quai des brumes' is your classic film noir: the outsider on the run; the gangsters; the femme fatale etc. But Carné plays with these tropes and adds another layer. There are discussions on art, war, and death to name but a few.... Read more ›
Understandably, Jean falls deeply for Nelly. Their gradual domestication is symbolised by the their walking around together along the streets of Le Havre. Nelly stops to buy their (stray) dog a collar and lead. But is this domestic bliss between the lovers doomed? Does Jean anticipate a sad end for the couple by saying that the dog doesn't like the collar - it prefers to be free? Jean's ship is leaving for Venezuela in a matter of hours, but he's in love with Nelly. Will he leave her behind? Or is visiting the port-side dive bar, Panama's, the closest he'll get to Central/Sth America?
So much for the plot, but there is so much else in this beautifully harsh film. On the surface 'Le Quai des brumes' is your classic film noir: the outsider on the run; the gangsters; the femme fatale etc. But Carné plays with these tropes and adds another layer. There are discussions on art, war, and death to name but a few.... Read more ›
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Five stars for the film but only three stars for the Blu-ray...
"Life is a curious thing. At least what you see of it between midnight and three AM."
A success in 1938 but decried in 1940 as `immoral, depressing and distressing for... Read more
A success in 1938 but decried in 1940 as `immoral, depressing and distressing for... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Trevor Willsmer
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Good film
Great to see the great Jean Gabin in great form; the lovely Michelle Morgan with her beautiful eyes; the faithful mutt that follows Gabin everywhere and heads a highly competent... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2010 by Movie Fan from Portugal
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