Daybreak
Crime, Drama
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1939
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After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
9 Jun 1939
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"Le Jour Se Leve" is an exploration of the question of who we love and why and how we love them that is surprisingly fresh and involving.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Nov 2014
fresh:
Marcel Carne's classic work of poetic realism ...
– Anna King,
Time Out New York,
11 Nov 2014
fresh:
Gorgeously melancholy, and not just because of its tragic love-triangle plot ...
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Village Voice,
11 Nov 2014
fresh:
This prototype of film noir, from 1939, is both a grim feast of prewar French acting and a catalogue of French moods on the eve of disaster.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Nov 2014
fresh:
The story is excellently conceived and planned.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009