Rent Manon (1949)
3.5 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- A classical tragic romance transposed to a World War II setting, Clouzot's film follows the travails of Manon (Cécile Aubry), a village girl accused of collaborating with the Nazis who is rescued from imminent execution by a former French Resistance fighter (Michel Auclair). The couple move to Paris, but their relationship turns stormy as they struggle to survive, resorting to profiteering, prostitution and even murder. Eventually escaping to Palestine, the pair attempt a treacherous desert crossing in search of the happiness which seems to forever elude them...
- Actors:
- Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry, Andrex, Raymond Souplex, André Valmy, Henri Vilbert, Héléna Manson, Dora Doll, Simone Valère, Gabrielle Fontan, Wanda Ottoni, Rosy Varte, Edmond Ardisson, Michel Bouquet, Robert Dalban, Jean Hébey, Jean Témerson, Gabrielle Dorziat, Paul Barge
- Directors:
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Producers:
- Paul-Edmond Decharme
- Writers:
- Henri-Georges Clouzot, Abbé Prévost, Jean Ferry
- Others:
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, Award Winners, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Lions on the Lido, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Robert Altman
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
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- Release Date:
- 24/02/2020
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Bibliothèque de poche: H.G. Clouzot, an archival documentary from 1970 in which Clouzot talks of his love of literature and the relationship between the page and the screen
- Woman in the Dunes, a newly filmed video appreciation by film critic Geoff Andrew
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