Hôtel du Nord (1938) - classic French drama directed by Marcel Carné, starring Annabella, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Louis Jouvet, Arletty, Paulette Dubost and Andrex

Rating 7.6/10
Runtime: 95 min
Language: French
Country: France
Directed by: Marcel Carné
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030252/

Cast

Annabella ... Renée
Jean-Pierre Aumont ... Pierre
Louis Jouvet ... Monsieur Edmond
Arletty ... Raymonde
Paulette Dubost ... Ginette
Andrex ... Kenel
André Brunot ... Emile Lecouvreur
Henri Bosc ... Nazarède

Description: On the mournful bank of the meandering Canal St. Martin, at the cheap Parisian Hôtel du Nord, the dejected young lovers, Pierre and Renée, take a room, bent on fulfilling an unholy pact. Then, in the dead of night, a nearly fatal gunshot chills the bone to the marrow, splitting the couple, apparently, forever. However--amid a sad but beautiful panorama of streetwise prostitutes; hard-as-nails procurers in impeccable suits; forlorn survivors; murderous former companions, and the police--unfulfilled desires, secret passions, and a dangerous romantic triangle have the final say. Now, in love's name, high expectations for a fresh start and a deadly semi-automatic pistol separate hope from despair. Can life be as easy as a fairy tale?

Screens:

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Also a set of nice extras included:

* Documentary from 1994 on the life and career of director Marcel Carne
* Television program from 1972 on the making of the film
* The poetic vision of Marcel Carne - A conversation between filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) and journalist Philippe Morisson
* Trailer

Video and audio information:

Video : 2.05 GB, 3026 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 656x480 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 80 MB, 116 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, Italian) posters and screenshots included

Les bas-fonds AKA The lower depths (1936) - classic French drama directed by Jean Renoir, starring Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet, Jany Holt and Vladimir Sokoloff

Rating 7.5/10
Runtime: 93 min
Language: French
Country: France
Directed by: Jean Renoir
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027336/

Cast

Jean Gabin ... Pepel Wasska
Suzy Prim ... Vassilissa Kostyleva
Louis Jouvet ... Le baron
Jany Holt ... Nastia
Vladimir Sokoloff ... Kostylev
Robert Le Vigan ... L'acteur alcoolique
Camille Bert ... Le comte
René Génin ... Louka - le philosophe

Description: Inhabitants of a flophouse struggle to survive under the harsh treatment imposed by the landlord, Kostylev. One resident, young thief Wasska Pepel, ends his affair with the landlord’s wife, Vassilissa, and takes up with her sister, Natacha. Pepel also befriends the baron, a former nobleman fallen on hard times, but Pepel’s attempts at happiness are complicated when he’s accused of murder by a spiteful Vassilissa...

Screens:

Download link (torrent file):

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Video and audio information:

Video : 2 GB, 3082 Kbps, 24 fps, 790x576 (1.37:1), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 161
Audio : 66 MB, 99 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English and French closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek, Turkish) posters and screenshots included