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Gates of the Night

Gates of the Night

1946 · 107 min · FR · 7.0 (42 votes)
Dir. Marcel Carné · Starring Pierre Brasseur, Serge Reggiani, Yves Montand, Nathalie Nattier, Saturnin Fabre, Raymond Bussières · Music Joseph Kosma
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In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.

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A hauntingly beautiful, dreamlike descent into post-war Paris. It feels like a melancholic, fateful romance unfolding under a sky heavy with unspoken truths and the lingering shadows of conflict.

melancholicdreamyfatalisticromanticslow-burnpoetic realismnoir-tingedarthousefatelovebetrayalpost-war disillusionment
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paris, francepost world war ii
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