The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
- Original title
- Au-delà des grilles
- Directed by
- René Clément
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 33 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 man on the run hides out in a working class neighborhood in Genoa. He begins a tentative romance with a local woman while evading the police.
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What happens
The Walls of Malapaga (Italian: Le mura di Malapaga, French: Au-delà des grilles, lit. 'Beyond the Gates'), is a 1949 French-Italian drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda and Andrea Checchi. It was a co-production made by Francinex and Italia Produzione, produced by Alfredo Guarini from a screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Alfredo Guarini adapted by Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost. The music score was by Roman Vlad and the cinematography by Louis Page. It was made at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Filippone and Luigi Gervasi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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