Hôtel du Nord (1938)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Marcel Carné

Writers:

Eugène Dabit (novel) and
Jean Aurenche (writer)

Release Date:

19 December 1938 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young couple, Renee and Pierre, take one night a room at the Hotel du Nord, in Paris, near the canal Saint-Martin...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Paris | Paris France | Atmosphere | Based On Novel

Cast

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

Runtime:

95 min | USA:83 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16 (w)

Filming Locations:

Billancourt Studios - 50 Quai du Pont-du-Jour, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company:

Impérial Film

Quotes:

Raymonde: Atmosphere, atmosphere, est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphere?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Un amour de cousine (1998) (TV)

Brilliant

This is an excellent film, and is the sort of treasure that one can only catch through sporadic cinema showings, as it is unavailable on video/DVD. The way that the film begins with the two lovers arriving, and ends with them leaving (although quite a lot happens in between, and they don't stay in one place during this time), gives you a sense of closure, and a feeling that all is right with the world. If you get a chance to see this film, then do. I can't wait to see it again, and wish that it could be put on general release.