LES VISITEURS DU SOIR (CRITERION) (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1942
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Plot: A work of poetry and dark humor, Les visiteurs du soir is a lyrical medieval fantasy from the great French director Marcel Carné. Two strangers dressed as minstrels (Arletty and Alain Cuny) arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and are revealed to be emissaries of the devil, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which it was made, Les visiteurs du soir—wittily written by Jacques Prévert and Pierre Laroche, and elegantly designed by Alexandre Trauner and shot by Roger Hubert—is a moving tale of love conquering all.
• Cast: Arletty, Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux, Alain Cuny, Pierre Labry, Jean d'Yd, Roger Blin, Gabriel Gabrio, Marcel Herrand, Jules Berry, Janine Berry, Claudye Carter, François Chaumette, Arsenio Freignac, Guy Henry, Robert Hébert, Robert Le Béal, Marie-Thérèse Moissel, Piéral, Alain Resnais, Madeleine Rousset, Georges Sellier, Simone Signoret, Marcel Carné, Jacques Prévert, Pierre Laroche
• Director: Marcel Carné
• Runtime: 2:01
• Company: DisCina, Productions André Pulvé, SNC (Groupe M6)
• Media Format: Movie