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Director:
Marcel Carné
Writers:
Eugène Dabit (novel) and
Jean Aurenche (writer)
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Release Date:
19 December 1938 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young couple, Renee and Pierre, take one night a room at the Hotel du Nord, in Paris, near the canal Saint-Martin... more | add synopsis
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Marcel Carné and the celebration of the greatness of French cinema. more (9 total)

Cast

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Annabella ... Renée
Jean-Pierre Aumont ... Pierre
Louis Jouvet ... Monsieur Edmond
Arletty ... Raymonde
Paulette Dubost ... Ginette
Andrex ... Kenel
André Brunot ... Emile Lecouvreur
Henri Bosc ... Nazarède
Marcel André ... Le chirurgien
Bernard Blier ... Prosper
Jacques Louvigny ... Munar
Armand Lurville ... Le commissaire (as Lurville)
Jane Marken ... Louise Lecouvreur
Génia Vaury ... L' infirmière
François Périer ... Adrien
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min | USA:83 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16 (w)
Company:
Impérial Film more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Raymonde: Atmosphere, atmosphere, est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphere? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Un amour de cousine (1998) (TV) more

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Marcel Carné and the celebration of the greatness of French cinema., 9 August 2007
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Author: Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France

Hotel Du Nord is a gripping drama of guilt in which Marcel Carne portrayed an entertaining tale of ill-fated love which also functions as a revolt against the cruel world.The film is based entirely on a pair of hapless lovers.Pierre and Renee were mistaken when they believed that suicide would put an end to their misery.Hotel Du Nord has its own inimitable charm as its inhabitants have become an essential part of the establishment.There is an element of togetherness as everyone flocks to Hotel Du Nord to eat,chat etc.Marcel Carne has remained true to the spirit of the films produced in 30s and 40s as Hotel Du Nord has a certain kind of nostalgic feel.Carne,while recreating the life of Parisian roads was able to create a sort of nostalgia for black and white giving a unique genre of poetic realism to his oeuvre.Hotel Du Nord can be termed as a quintessence of cinematographic populism.The 14th July ball scene on the banks of Saint Martin canal remains a magnificent sequence.The film's immense popularity can be judged from the fact that Hotel Du Nord has been declared as a national monument.

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