Hôtel du Nord (1938)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Marcel Carné

Writers:

Eugène Dabit (novel) and
Jean Aurenche (writer)
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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
René Bergeron	...	Maltaverne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
René Alié	...	Marcel (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud	...	Un inspecteur (uncredited)
Albert Malbert	...	Un client du restaurant (uncredited)
Marcel Melrac	...	Un agent de police (uncredited)
Marcel Pérès	...	Un client du restaurant (uncredited)
Raymone	...	Jeanne (uncredited)

Directed by
Marcel Carné

Writing credits
Eugène Dabit		(novel "Hôtel du Nord")
Jean Aurenche		writer
Henri Jeanson		writer

Produced by
Jean Lévy-Strauss	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Jaubert

Cinematography by
Louis Née
Armand Thirard

Film Editing by
Marthe Gottie
René Le Hénaff		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Alexandre Trauner

Art Direction by
Alexandre Trauner

Costume Design by
Lou Bonin		(as Tchimoukof)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Blondy	....	assistant director
Claude Walter	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Marcel Courmes	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Arrignon	....	camera operator
Roger Fellous	....	camera operator

Production Companies

• Impérial Film
• Luca
• Sédif Productions

Distributors

• Concordia Filmverleih (1948) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Jupiter Filmverleih (1963) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cocinor
• Juno (1940) (USA) (subtitled)
• Soda Pictures (2006) (UK) (DVD)

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:

Featured in Chats perchés (2004) (TV)

Marcel Carné and the celebration of the greatness of French cinema.

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.