| Gates of the Night | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Carné |
| Screenplay by | Jacques Prévert |
| Starring | Yves Montand, Serge Reggiani |
| Music by | Joseph Kosma |
| Cinematography | Philippe Agostini |
| Studio | Pathé Consortium Cinema |
| Release date(s) | 1946[1] |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
Gates of the Night (French: Les Portes de la nuit) is a 1946 French film directed by Marcel Carné. It starred Serge Reggiani and Yves Montand. The script was written by Carné's long-time collaborator Jacques Prévert. The film made its debut in the United States four years after its official release in France.[1][2]
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In the winter of 1945, immediately after the liberation, Jean Diego (Montand), a member of the French underground during World War II, meets Raymond, one of his comrades in arm who was believed to have succumbed in battle. On that same night, Jean encounters a homeless man named "Destiny", whose predictions about him finding the woman of his life won't be too far from reality. Jean soon starts a liaison with Malou, a young woman married to a rich man. The next hours of his and Malou's lives are underscored by extreme, dramatic events; however, as the clochard (homeless person) predicted, they find their way out of struggle and are able to move on, leaving behind wartime and its dangers.[1][2][3]
Les Portes de la Nuit was released in the United States four years after it was first shown in France, where this psychological urban drama, especially due to its depitcion of post-war Paris and close-to-dejected characters didn't break the box office. It's been said that this isn't Yves Montand's best performance, probably due to the fact that this was only his second film. Overall, Les Portes de la Nuit is considered hollow by many with regards to the plot however the settings are deemed fascinating.[1][4]
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