Le quai des brumes : Port of shadows /
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good in life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as both acts of revenge and kindness render him front-page news. Portrays an underworld of lonely souls wrestling with...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2004]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
245. |
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| Summary: | Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good in life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as both acts of revenge and kindness render him front-page news. Portrays an underworld of lonely souls wrestling with their own destinies. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1938. Based on the novel by Pierre MacOrlan. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound. Accompanying booklet features essay by cultural historian Luc Sante and a new translation of excerpts from Marcel Carné's autobiography, Ma vie à belles dents (My life with gusto). Special features: Gallery of production stills and promotional posters -- French theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (31 pages ; ill. ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Eugen Schüfftan ; editor, René Le Hénaff ; original music, Maurice Jaubert. |
| ISBN: | 0780026233 |