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Port of Shadows

1938 · 93 min

A foggy, tender tragedy that wraps you in its melancholy and doomed romance.

Tagline
Tender... frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man
Overview
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, crime
Directed by
Marcel Carné
Written by
Jacques Prévert
Starring
Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Brasseur, Édouard Delmont, Raymond Aimos, Robert Le Vigan, René Génin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
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Languages
French

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