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Le jour se lève

(book in English)

by Dr. Ben McCann

Type
Studies
Subject
One FilmLe jour se lève
Keywords
Marcel Carné, Jacques Prévert
Publishing Date
2014
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Collection
French Film Guide
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 144 pages • 21 €
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)
Also available as an eBook.
ISBN
978-1-7807-6592-1
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"Le Jour se leve" (1939), directed by Marcel Carne, is widely recognised as the classic French Poetic Realist film. Told in flashback, it recounts the story of a man who has committed a murder, and who awaits his fate as the police close in. Carne shuttles between different registers, tones, and textures throughout, marshalling the studio's resources to create striking pictorial compositions. The film also contains the great French star Jean Gabin's most iconic performance as Francois, marooned at the top of his apartment building. Ben McCann's perceptive and lively book traces the evolution of "Le Jour se leve" and situates it in a very specific historical moment. He also underlines the importance of actors Jules Berry and Arletty, production designer Alexandre Trauner, writer Jacques Prevert, and cinematographer Curt Courant in establishing the film's tone, mood, and visual style. He charts the national and international reception of the film, uncovering a work that deeply divided critics at a time of national crisis. He also reveals "Le Jour se leve" to be a key transitional work between European and American noir.

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