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Les visiteurs du soir (1942)
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29 August 1947 (USA)
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At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels Gilles and Dominique come from nowhere into the castle of Baron Hugues...
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(Complete credited cast) | Arletty | ... | Dominique |
 | Marie Déa | ... | Anne |
| Fernand Ledoux | ... | Le baron Hugues |
| Alain Cuny | ... | Gilles |
| Pierre Labry | ... | Le seigneur |
| Jean d'Yd | ... | Le baladin |
| Roger Blin | ... | Le montreur de monstres |
| Gabriel Gabrio | ... | Le bourreau |
| Marcel Herrand | ... | Le baron Renaud |
| Jules Berry | ... | Le diable |
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The Devil's Envoys (International: English title)
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120 min | USA:115 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Referenced in Jacquot de Nantes (1991)
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It's the only Carné-Prévert movie that takes place in another era,the Middle Ages.During the German occupation,it was an alibi:the Devil was meant to represent Hitler and the two lovers the Resistance.But for the people at the time,their hints at French plight were so disguised -or else,it would have been banned by the censorship-,they only saw the escapist movie which they did need.Over the years,the movie has lost some of its charms:after a brilliant introduction,the pace remains too slow and it's hard to believe that Alain Cuny and Marie Déa are eaten with desire.As always in Carné's movies,it's the supporting cast that walks out with the honors:Arletty is as splendid as ever in her androgynous beauty,and Jules Berry is ideally cast as the Devil.Though it remains inferior to "le jour se lève" and "les enfants du paradis" ,"les visiteurs du soir" is a curiosity for French movies buffs.People who like it should see "l'éternel retour",a collaboration between Jean Delannoy and Jean Cocteau.
NB :"Children of paradise " also takes place in another era ,the nineteenth century;sorry.