Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows

Tender... frankly adult. Filled with almost every emotion known to man

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Release Date

5/17/1938

Runtime

93 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A poetic noir tragedy where a drifter seeking redemption arrives in a foggy port city only to find himself entangled in the colliding forces of revenge and desire. The film moves with the inevitability of fate, tender and fateful in equal measure.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulRomanticTense

Themes

RedemptionLoveBetrayal

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrastPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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