The Last Turning (1939)
- Original title
- Le Dernier Tournant
- Directed by
- Pierre Chenal
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A drifter gets involved with a married woman at a roadside diner in rural France. Their affair leads to a scheme that sets off a chain of tragic events.
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What happens
The Last Turning (French: Le Dernier tournant) is a 1939 French film noir directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Fernand Gravey, Corinne Luchaire and Michel Simon. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak and Henry Torrès, based on the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. It was the first screen adaptation of the novel followed by the 1943 film Ossessione and The Postman Always Rings Twice in 1946. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Port of Shadows (1938)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.