Mollenard (1938)

Directed by

Robert Siodmak

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sea captain faces danger in China and later struggles with the stifling life back in his French home port.

sombertensemelancholicclaustrophobicgrittyslow-burn

What happens

Mollenard is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of Hatred and Capitaine Corsaire. The film's sets were designed by Alexandre Trauner. It is based on the novel of the same name by the Belgian writer Oscar-Paul Gilbert. The film's plot divides sharply into halves, with the first an action thriller set in China while the second is a social drama with the title character struggling to cope with what he regards as the suffocating atmosphere of his home port in France. The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location. An English-language version starring Victor McLaglen and Ruth Chatterton was planned but never made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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