Marcel Carné

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Focusing on Marcel Carné's influential role in classical French cinema, this book explores his contributions to the poetic realist film movement of the 1930s, highlighting collaborations with Jacques Prévert. It revisits iconic films like Le Quai des brumes and Les Enfants du paradis while also shedding light on his post-war works, which, despite their popularity and cultural significance, have been overlooked. As the first comprehensive study in years, it offers a renewed perspective on Carné's cinematic legacy and its reflection of contemporary French society.