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Carnival of Sinners

Original title: La main du diable
  • 19431943
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
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7.4/10
1.6K
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Carnival of Sinners (1943)
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Roland Brissot bought for a nickel a talisman that gives him love, fame, and wealth. The talisman is a cut left hand, and it works perfectly. Of course, there is nothing free in this world, ... Read allRoland Brissot bought for a nickel a talisman that gives him love, fame, and wealth. The talisman is a cut left hand, and it works perfectly. Of course, there is nothing free in this world, and after one year, the devil comes and asks for his due.Roland Brissot bought for a nickel a talisman that gives him love, fame, and wealth. The talisman is a cut left hand, and it works perfectly. Of course, there is nothing free in this world, and after one year, the devil comes and asks for his due.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.6K
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    • Maurice Tourneur
    • Jean-Paul Le Chanois(screenplay)
    • Gérard de Nerval(novel)
  • Stars
    • Pierre Fresnay
    • Josseline Gaël
    • Noël Roquevert
    • Maurice Tourneur
    • Jean-Paul Le Chanois(screenplay)
    • Gérard de Nerval(novel)
  • Stars
    • Pierre Fresnay
    • Josseline Gaël
    • Noël Roquevert
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    • 22User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Pierre Fresnay
    Pierre Fresnay
    • Roland Brissot
    Josseline Gaël
    Josseline Gaël
    • Irène
    Noël Roquevert
    Noël Roquevert
    • Mélisse
    Guillaume de Sax
    • Gibelin
    Palau
    Palau
    • Le petit homme
    Pierre Larquey
    Pierre Larquey
    • Ange
    André Gabriello
    • Le dîneur
    • (as Gabriello)
    Antoine Balpêtré
    Antoine Balpêtré
    • Denis
    Marcelle Rexiane
    • Madame Denis
    • (as Rexiane)
    André Varennes
    • Le colonel
    Georges Chamarat
    Georges Chamarat
    • Duval
    Jean Davy
    • Le mousquetaire
    Jean Despeaux
    • Le boxeur
    André Bacqué
    • Le moine Maximus Léo
    • (uncredited)
    René Blancard
    René Blancard
    • Le chirurgien
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Coquelin
    • Le notaire
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Courtin
    • Le gendarme
    • (uncredited)
    Georges Douking
    Georges Douking
    • Le tire-laine
    • (uncredited)
      • Maurice Tourneur
      • Jean-Paul Le Chanois(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Gérard de Nerval(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The premise of each owner of the talisman having to sell at a loss was first used in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1891 short story "The Bottle Imp" and creates a paradox similar to "The Unexpected Hanging".
    • Quotes

      Roland Brissot: Why won't you marry me?

      Irène: Don't ask.

      Roland Brissot: You'd be everything to me: my wife, my mistress, my muse. Anyway, that's my idea.

      Irène: You're full of ideas.

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    8/10
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    I'm a sucker for Faustian stories, and this one is such a delight. It has an Expressionistic, visual flair to it with charming special effects, and I was impressed that it was made in 1943. It's not a leap to believe that Maurice Tourneur saw in this story a symbol of Vichy France.

    The story has been told with so many variations over the years, some before this film but so many more afterwards that it may not feel all that fresh. In fact, it may feel a little like a (very good) 80 minute Twilight Zone episode. I liked how it zipped along with great pace, but managed to get in little bits of humor in along the way, i.e. The painter saying this about the airs he put on: "I cultivated my sloppiness, wore a new dirty shirt each day, carefully mussed my hair and spouted dazzling theories," or the crowd clamoring at the open bar at the gallery opening. I also liked the characterizations of the devil ('le petit homme,' Palau) and the struggling painter (interestingly also derided by his girlfriend as a 'little man,' Pierre Fresnay). Showing the history of the seductive power of the disembodied hand, with the recurring elements of never being satisfied and ultimate ruin, was also a wonderful, symbolic touch.
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      • April 7, 1947 (United States)
      • France
      • French
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      • Continental Films
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Black and White

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