Dita Parlo, Gilles Margaritis, Jean Daste
The story of a naive young woman who marries a barge captain; who slips away from his boat for the opportunity to explore Paris on her own.
DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
Stats: 210 reviews
a sensuous, poetic love story with exceptional cinematograpy and use of music. shot on location soon after the sound era began, seemingly years ahead of it's time, it became a big influence on the french new wave, especially truffaut. dita parlo is very sweet as the tempted wif...( read more)
some films from the early 30's like "M", "it happened one night", and "scarface" just hold up well over time and continue their tradition as masterpices. others dont hold up so well but people like me who are apart of the more knowledgeable critical tradition feel pressure to co...( read more)
One of the great classic love stories. Very subversive in its simple plot and filled with an erotic tension that borders on sadomasochism. It's impressive how all the scenes were shot on location for a film of this age. Not surprisingly The French New Wave was very much influ...( read more)
When I first saw this at the flics in the 80s I was totally blown away. Along with Jean Vigo's other film, Zero de Conduite, it's one of the most beautiful and purely cinematic films ever made - earthy, gritty, sensual, innocent, romantic and dream-like. Totally beguiling and nev...( read more)
As far as 30's French movies go, this is one of the best, I'm guessing.
Un bon exemple de la beauté du courant connu sous le nom de réalisme poétique français. L'histoire est d'une simplicité qui en rebutera plus d'un, et le manque d'action au sens pur du terme rendra le visionnement aride pour les spectateurs moins patients. Mais... putain que c'est...( read more)
Toma su tiempo, pero logra transmitir un sensual romanticismo mediante pinceladas aparentemente inconexas, unas más delicadas que otras. Una propuesta muy humanista. / Takes its time, but manages to transmit a sensual romanticism thorugh apparently unconnected small strokes, some...( read more)
So simple and a story with nothing new to offer, but yet so sweet and sensual I was totally impressed. The characters were amazing, Dita Parlo was adorable. The aesthetic elements of classic silent films and the poetic mood makes it really easy to fall in love with the movie.
It is on many lists of the greatest films, a distinction that obscures how down to earth it is, how direct in its story of a new marriage off to a shaky start. full review
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