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6.9/10
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A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Marilyn Buferd
- La postière
- (as Marylin Bufferd)
- …
Monique Aïssata
- La servante de Leïla
- (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
- Le directeur du collège
- (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
- La femme au bureau de poste
- (uncredited)
- …
Jacques Beauvais
- Petit rôle
- (uncredited)
Georges Bever
- Le garçon de café
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinal film of Jane Pierson.
- Alternate versionsThe dubbed Italian version incorporates shots of road signs written in Italian.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Le ciné-club de Radio-Canada: Film présenté: Les belles de nuit (1956)
- SoundtracksLes Belles de Nuit
Music by Georges Van Parys
Lyrics by René Clair
Performed by Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil
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I have been puzzled by some of the other comments so I am adding one of my own. I think your reaction to this movie comes down to two words: fantasy and charm. It is a fantasy, and it has a very great deal of charm. If those appeals to you, you will enjoy this movie immensely as I did. If they don't, well the movie is so good you will probably still like it anyway.
I rated this film a 10 because I couldn't find a thing not to like. Gerard Philipe is charming (that word again) and appealing. All the women are gorgeous. The supporting cast is excellent. And since Phillip's character Claude is an aspiring composer there is a great deal of beautiful music in his dreams.
What I noticed especially about the film was how Clair kept inventing ways to keep the idea fresh. You might think that a movie which basically shows a man's dreams would fun out of steam pretty fast but Clair is clever enough to keep it fresh and entertaining. For example, Claude constantly says that all he wants to do is sleep--and given his dreams, who wouldn't--and his friends interpret this as expressing a desire to commit suicide! So the efforts of his friends to prevent his "suicide" throws a new wrinkle into the story.
My only complaint with the VHS version I saw were the English subtitles. First, they were in white, so that anytime they were in front of a white background you didn't know what the speaker was saying. And second, even though I don's speak French I am sure that the English subtitles came nowhere near doing justice to the original French dialog.
This is a worthy candidate for a Criterion DVD. An unhesitant 10 out of 10.
I rated this film a 10 because I couldn't find a thing not to like. Gerard Philipe is charming (that word again) and appealing. All the women are gorgeous. The supporting cast is excellent. And since Phillip's character Claude is an aspiring composer there is a great deal of beautiful music in his dreams.
What I noticed especially about the film was how Clair kept inventing ways to keep the idea fresh. You might think that a movie which basically shows a man's dreams would fun out of steam pretty fast but Clair is clever enough to keep it fresh and entertaining. For example, Claude constantly says that all he wants to do is sleep--and given his dreams, who wouldn't--and his friends interpret this as expressing a desire to commit suicide! So the efforts of his friends to prevent his "suicide" throws a new wrinkle into the story.
My only complaint with the VHS version I saw were the English subtitles. First, they were in white, so that anytime they were in front of a white background you didn't know what the speaker was saying. And second, even though I don's speak French I am sure that the English subtitles came nowhere near doing justice to the original French dialog.
This is a worthy candidate for a Criterion DVD. An unhesitant 10 out of 10.
- MidWestGuy-2
- Oct 28, 2007
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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