Le Jour se lève (Daybreak)1939
Le Jour se lève (Daybreak) (1939)
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Cast
as Francois
as Clara
as M. Valentin
as François
as Concierge
as Concierge's Wife
as Gaston
as Paulo
as The Inspector
as Cafe Proprietor
as Old Woman
as Gerbois
as Blind Man
as Singer
Critic Reviews for Le Jour se lève (Daybreak)
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"Le Jour Se Leve" is an exploration of the question of who we love and why and how we love them that is surprisingly fresh and involving.
Marcel Carné's classic work of poetic realism ...
Gorgeously melancholy, and not just because of its tragic love-triangle plot ...
This prototype of film noir, from 1939, is both a grim feast of prewar French acting and a catalogue of French moods on the eve of disaster.
The story is excellently conceived and planned.
Audience Reviews for Le Jour se lève (Daybreak)
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?
Super Reviewer
awesome, i saw this a long time ago
Super Reviewer
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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