France

Marcel Carné

22 films · 1929 to 1977
Born 18 August 1906, Paris · Died 31 October 1996

Marcel Albert Carné was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945); the latter has been cited as one of the great films of all time.

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Marcel Carné

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Defining films

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
1945
Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows
1938
The Bible
The Bible
1977
The Marvelous Visit
The Marvelous Visit
1974
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971
Young Wolves
Young Wolves
1968

Critical context

b. 18 August 1906, Paris, France

Source: Senses of Cinema, Great Directors

Films by decade

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