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Movie Info
Taciturn laborer François (Jean Gabin) cherishes the ingenuous orphan Françoise (Jacqueline Laurent) but grows increasingly disturbed by her attraction to a seedy entertainer, Valentin (Jules Berry). When Clara (Arletty), Valentin's assistant and lover, leaves him, she takes up with the reluctant François, who still continues to pine for Françoise. Amused by François' frustrations over his increasing attentions to Françoise, Valentin taunts him, bringing about a shocking and tragic act.
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
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Original Language: French (France)
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Director: Marcel Carné
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Writer: Jacques Prévert, Jacques Viot
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $34.6K
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Runtime:
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Production Co: Silent Night GbR, Sigma
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Sound Mix: Mono
Cast & Crew

Jean Gabin
François

Jules Berry
M. Valentin

Arletty
Clara

Jacqueline Laurent
Françoise

Mady Berry
La concierge

René Génin
Le concierge

Marcel Carné
Director

Jacques Prévert
Writer

Jacques Viot
Writer

Maurice Jaubert
Original Music

Philippe Agostini
Cinematographer

André Bac
Cinematographer

Albert Viguier
Cinematographer

Curt Courant
Cinematographer
Critic Reviews for Daybreak
Audience Reviews for Daybreak
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Aug 21, 2011
A somber, suspenseful tale -- mostly told in flashback -- about a good man (Jean Gabin) who is driven to murder. As he barricades himself in his upstairs apartment, avoiding the police and a voyeuristic crowd, the events leading to the killing are recounted. The story involves a choice between two lovers, along with a smooth-talking dog trainer who becomes an obstacle. The direction and cinematography are wonderful, but some aspects about the climax were unsatisfying for me. And did the police really make no effort to negotiate in those days?
eric b Super Reviewer -
Jul 04, 2011
awesome, i saw this a long time ago
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May 12, 2011
one of the great doomed romantic epics of poetic realism, with director marcel carné, his writing partner, the poet jacques prévert, and the fatalistic hero of so many films of the era, jean gabin, all at the height of their powers. wonderful atmosphere
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Mar 29, 2011
"Le Jour Se Leve" starts with Valentin(Jules Berry) making so theatrical a departure from the mortal coil that even a blind man could not miss it. A lot of the neighbors do not either, as the police are called. Arriving at the door of the culprit, Francois(Jean Gabin), a factory worker who everybody swears is just the swellest of guys, they look to arrest him peacefully. But he does not feel like talking to anybody, especially the police, who he fires shots at, preferring instead to think of happier days when he met Francoise(Jacqueline Laurent) on their mutual name day. They date but, suspicious, he follows her one night to a music hall. "Le Jour Se Leve" gets off to an excellent start with some exquisite camerawork and Jean Gabin again proving how good an actor he was, bringing out the light and darkness in his character. But the movie eventually gets bogged down in a convoluted soap opera. While some might not think there is much reasoning behind Francois' pulling the trigger, I think this goes to the tragedy of the movie that nothing good can ever come from taking a life, no matter the intentions.
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