Underplayed Gems

Le Point du jour (1949)

Le Point du jour poster
Directed by
Louis Daquin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows the lives of coal miners in northern France after World War II. It focuses on their daily work and the bonds within their community.

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What happens

Daybreak or The Mark of the Day (French: Le Point du jour) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre and Loleh Bellon. It is set in a coal-mining community in the north of France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It was entered into that year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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