Quai Des Brumes, Les (AKA Port of Shadows) (UK Import Region B BLU-RAY)
UK Import. Blu-Ray disc is Region B Locked. Will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.
Following on from its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, STUDIOCANAL announces a brand new 4K restoration of the masterful LE QUAI DES BRUMES (PORT OF SHADOWS, 1938) from visionary French director Marcel Carné (LE JOUR SE LÈVE) on Blu-ray (and DVD). Considered a cornerstone of French poetic realism and a pioneering influence of later film noir and the French New Wave, LE QUAI DES BRUMES is a broodingly atmospheric and visually striking romantic tragedy starring Jean Gabin (LA GRANDE ILLUSION) in the role that helped cement him as a major star, alongside Michèlle Morgan (STORMY WATERS), as doomed lovers whose fleeting happiness is continuously threatened by the inexorable hand of fate.
Jean (Gabin), a deserter from the Colonial Army, arrives in the misty port of Le Havre, hoping to vanish from the world. Guided by a gentle tramp, he finds refuge by the harbour and meets Nelly (Morgan), a young woman caught in her own quiet despair. As love sparks between them, Jean glimpses a chance at redemption. But in the fog-bound streets, fate is always close behind - and just as hope takes root, tragedy strikes.
Directed by Marcel Carné and written by Jacques Prévert, the film captures the melancholy and fatalism of pre-war France, with luminous performances and shadow-soaked cinematography by Eugène Schüfftan. Michèle Morgan's transparent raincoat and beret - widely believed to reflect CHANEL's aesthetic - remain one of cinema's most enduring visual icons.
Special Features:
- EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM (2025)
- The Poetry of Misfortune
- Introduction by Ginette Vincendeau
- Alternate credits
- Trailer
- In French, with English subtitles
ABOUT THE RESTORATION:
The new 4K restoration was carried out at the Transperfect laboratory using a combination of the film's incomplete original negative and a 1938 standard nitrate fine grain. Colour grading referenced a vintage 35mm nitrate print to faithfully capture Eugène Schüfftan's haunting cinematography and honour Alexandre Trauner's iconic set design.