Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)
Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)
DVDRip | AVI | 640 x 464 | XviD @ 1489 Kbps | 115 min | 1,37 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (srt): English, Spanish, Portuguese-BR
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
DVDRip | AVI | 640 x 464 | XviD @ 1489 Kbps | 115 min | 1,37 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (srt): English, Spanish, Portuguese-BR
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Marcel Carné
Writers: Jacques Prévert, Pierre Laroche
Stars: Arletty, Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux
At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels Gilles and Dominique come from nowhere into the castle of Baron Hugues. Gilles charms Anne, Hughes' daughter, while Dominique charms both Hugues and Ann's fiance. Gilles and Dominique are not really in love : they are sent by the Devil to desperate people. But Ann is so pure that Gilles is caught to his own trap… How will they fight against the Devil?
Simply the most beautiful and moving movie that stemmed from the "réalisme poétique" movement. A truly atemporal story, despite the resistance allusions which can live long after the end of WWII.
What makes me really love this movie is the contrast between the very dated conventions of acting, the seemingly slow pace that was the rule at a time the video clips were still waiting in an unforeseeable future and the perfect consistency of the characters and psychology. The emotion is still intact no matter how much the way actors and directors are supposed to convey it has changed over decades.
What a bunch of great actors! True professionals working seamlessly together to serve a masterly written script. I really advise non-french speaking people to watch it in original version with subtitles, to enjoy the music of Prevert's poetic lines.
This movie is a real gem.IMDB Reviewer
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Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)
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