Synopsis
One of the great works of 1930s poetic realist cinema, Le jour se lève was Marcel Carné’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prévert. In this compelling story of obsessive sexuality and murder, the working-class François (Jean Gabin) resorts to killing in order to free the woman he loves from the controlling influence of another man.
Cast
| François | Jean Gabin |
| M. Valentin | Jules Berry |
| Clara | Arletty |
| Françoise | Jacqueline Laurent |
| Concierge | Mady Berry |
Credits
| Director | Marcel Carné |
| Screenplay | Jacques Viot |
| Dialogue | Jacques Prévert |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini, André Bac and Albert Viguier |
| Editing | René Le Henaff |
| Production Design | Alexandre Trauner |
| Music | Maurice Jaubert |
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Le jour se lève:
Working-Class Hero
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Sep 18, 2009
Le jour se lève was Marcel Carné’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter and poet Jacques Prévert and their third entry in the poetic realism cinema movement...
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