Gates of Paris (1957)
- Original title
- Porte des Lilas
- Directed by
- René Clair
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 36 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 hides out in a Parisian slum after a crime. He intertwines with a local bartender and his friend, leading to tension and hard choices.
melancholicatmosphericslow-burndownbeatgrittycharacter-drivenpoignantnoirish
What happens
Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande ceinture. The film is known as both Gates of Lilacs and The Gates of Paris, but was released under the latter title in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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