New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound Gallery of production stills and promotional posters French theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitle translation Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition 32-page booklet featuring a new essay by cultural historian Luc Sante and a new translation of excerpts from Marcel Carné's autobiography Ma Vie à Belles Dents (My Life With Gusto)
[Criterion Collection] Audio: DD1
Genre: Drama Release Date: 07/20/2004 SubTitles: English Dubbed: French Sound: DD1 Run Time: 90 Minutes Flags: Suitable for Children Distributor/Studio: Criterion
Adapted from a novel by Jacques Prevert, Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes) stars that eternal victim of society, Jean Gabin. Having deserted the French army, Gabin ducks into a back alley and meets the lovely Michelle Morgan. He becomes her champion by taking on her evil "protectors" (Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur), but loses his last bid for freedom--and his life--in the process. Irredeemably gloomy, Port of Shadows was a primary influence in the "film noir" genre pursued by Hollywood in the 1940s. The film was the first of three collaborations between writer Jacques Prevert and director Marcel Carne, culminating in the incomparable Les Enfants du Paradis (1944).
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