This film is like a cross between the Italian neorealism of De Sica and the cool, murky post-war world of Melville. A lesser known drama from Rene Clement starring that stalwart of French cinema, Jean Gabin, as a sad sack fugitive who strikes up a relationship with a lonely woman and her daughter in Genoa. (159), ALL TITLES Un uomo in fuga da una colpa terribile nei carruggi di Genova, una donna braccata da un marito che non ama, il destino che incombe.Jean Gabin magnifica anima perduta, una città ancora che si lecca le ferite della guerra, in un melodramma che rimane un curioso incontro tra il cinema francese più rude e diretto e quello italiano più realistico e poetico, insomma siamo dalle parti del capolavoro. I can handle the truth. Directed by René Clément. Poor quality print really put a wringer into this. Marta Manfredini: Cesare Zavattini (screenplay), Great movie, though not quite on the level of his previous work, Les maudits. (95), DOCUMENTARIES AND NEWSREELS (389), CLASSIC MOVIES Jean Gabin Isa Miranda Vera Talchi Andrea Checchi Robert Dalban Ave Ninchi Checco Rissone Renato Malavasi Carlo Tamberlani Vittorio Duse Agnese Dubbini Claudio Ermelli Alessandro Fersen Franca Lumachi Franco Pesce Ermanno Randi Michele Riccardini Dina Romano Giulio Tomasini Pietro Tordi, Cesare Zavattini Suso Cecchi d'Amico Alfredo Guarini Pierre Bost Jean Aurenche, Die Mauern von Malapaga, Au-delà des grilles, 95 mins   Enjoy! 89 min You can always rely on Jean Gabin, he is always the same, but most striking of all are the sets among the old harbour quarters of Genoa with its ruins. "Toothache is just like being in love isn't it?". Winner of the 1950 honorary Academy Award for most outstanding foreign language film, THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA has Jean Gabin as a convict on his way to prison and Isa Miranda as the woman he meets who might change his life. © Letterboxd Limited. Best Foreign Language Film winners ranked. (37), MUSIC Gabin’s ship, transporting him to a prison for murdering his wife, puts in at port and Gabin skips ship to have a rotten tooth extracted. Report this film, Well, I enjoyed the 50% I was able to read. (389), CLASSIC MOVIES I think this was a good movie, but it was hard to tell since half the subtitles blended in with the background and were illegible. Drama, Romance. TMDb This list is basically a chronological compilation of my Compétition officielle, Hors Compétition, Un certain regard, Quinzaine…, The Festival de Cannes (Cannes Festival) is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films from…, Jaime Grijalba 3,010 films 609 23 Edit. It's not the highest of highs that I had left for last, but it has Jean Gabin in it, which would make anything worthwhile. DIE TOCHTER DES SAMURAI (Atarashiki Tsuchi) (... NEW ITEMS The walls in the English-language title of this film refer to centuries-old prison walls existing in modern-day Genoa. With Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Andrea Checchi. it's a shame that so many people will see a borderline butchered print, as the film is shot quite beautifully. (37), JUDAICA & HOLOCAUST STUDIES   |  There is a typical noir love drama in the bombed ruins of Genoa with only one possible outcome, but at least there are some dreams allowed on the way. Every Film Ever Nominated For An Academy Award In Any Category, ✈️Best Foreign Language Film (International Film) Academy Awards Submissions (1947-2020), ️Déjà Vu : A Chronological History of French Cinema Since Time Began - Une vitrine chronologique du cinéma français depuis la nuit des temps, The Completely Complete Criterion Collection, ️Cannes You Feel It: The Ultimate, Most Exhaustive & Accurate List of Films That Have Screened at the Cannes Film Festival Over the Years, ️Compétition officielle - Festival de Cannes - Official Competition (1946-2019), All Time Top 3,000 Films by Allan Fish (RIp), Academy Award Winners For Best Foreign Language Film.

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