國影電影編號：M202206020

放映規格：DCP

級別：輔導12級

片長：85分鐘

發音：法語

字幕：中英文

天色破曉 Le Jour se lève

Marcel Carné 馬賽．卡內 | B&W | DCP | 1939 | 法語 French | 85 mins

1939 第7屆威尼斯影展最佳外國電影入圍

男人弗朗索瓦將自己困在房內，他正因槍殺案被警方通緝。深知自己是罪犯，卻對事情演變至此無所適從。一場在濃霧回憶中尋找答案的故事就此展開：男人愛上賣花女墜入愛河，真摯的愛情卻短暫散落，在利慾薰心和權謀勾結的世界裡，黎明時刻的真相會隨著日出破曉而出嗎？

延續1938年《霧港》中的氤氳迷離，隔年導演再次借霧為景，以黑暗中等候的難耐為題，在無法正面抨擊社會的年代，透過小人物心中無法言喻的困窘傳遞對曙光的渴望。本片同時具備詩意寫實對外的現實描繪，與存在主義式探尋內心深處的質疑融合。住所內狹小的房間與窄陡的樓梯，對應在外的是荒涼的廣場與陰暗的工廠角落，尚．嘉賓所飾演的男主人翁表現出由內而外皆無所適從的孤寂與落寞。癡情男女的擁吻瞬間即逝，一切失望與壓迫是逼真的現實、是人們心中的一片荒蕪。

Foundry worker, François, shoots and kills Valentin, then locks himself in his apartment. As the police surround the building, François begins to reminisce about how he wound up in his predicament. The story is then told through three lengthy flashbacks that reveal the complicated love triangle that lead to tragedy.

Often considered as one of the peak films of 1930s poetic realism, Le jour se Lève is renowned for its brilliant, non-linear storytelling and its masterful script, written by Carné’s long-time collaborator, the poet Jacques Prévert. It also contains a mesmerizing central performance by French icon, Jean Gabin. Initially, the film was banned in December 1939 because the murder was said to reflect subversive emotion. However, it has since earned its place as one of the most influential French films of the pre-World War II period