Le quai des brumes (Port of Shadows)

Jean, a deserter from the Colonial Army, arrives in the misty port of Le Havre, hoping to vanish from the world. Guided by a gentle tramp, he finds refuge by the harbor and meets Nelly, a young woman caught in her own quiet despair. As love sparks between them, Jean glimpses a chance at redemption. But in the fog-bound streets, fate is always close behind — and just as hope takes root, tragedy strikes. A haunting tale of love and lost chances, Le quai des brumes is a cornerstone of poetic realism.

"Melancholy in mood and shadowy in appearance, Le quai des brumes remains one of the finest examples of French pre-war cinema. [...] Carné’s careful direction, the gloomy settings and tragic conclusion all contribute to the film’s profound pessimism. But in Jean the film has an authentic, noirish anti-hero, and his determination to do right by Nelly makes this a powerful, tender gem." (Channel 4 Film Reviews) 

"One reason the French picked up on American film noir so quickly in the late 1940s was that they’d had their films noirs a decade earlier in low-life settings, fatalistic in mood and fog-grey in atmosphere. Pépé Le Moko launched the cycle in 1937 and made Gabin a star. Le quai des brumes clinched every last detail of the genre the following year. [...] Shot almost entirely on its main studio set, a waterfront bar, the visuals have the same downbeat poetry as Jacques Prévert’s dialogue." (Time Out Film Guide)

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PRODUCTION AT THE TIME OF FILMING:
Ciné-Alliance

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