Le Jour Se Leve ( Daybreak )
AKA 'Daybreak'. Icon of French fatalism, Jean Gabin, plays Francois, who sits locked in his room, a gun in his hand, having just committed the murder of the man who has thwarted his love to a florist. As he contemplates his fate, he reflects on how events have conspired to bring his life to this conclusion - starting with falling in love with a young woman whose attentions are soon distracted by the arrival of Machiavellian dog trainer Valentin.
Year: 1939
Genre: Foreign Language Films, French Cinema, Best of the 1930s, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: France
Director: Marcel Carne
Starring: Jules Berry, Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level violence.
7.8/10
Location in store: Foreign (France)
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