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Edinburgh – Summerhall
December 11, 2022 @ 17:05
Cited at the Cannes Film Festival as the greatest French film of all time, and shot in Nice and Paris during the Nazi occupation.
Set in the Parisian theatrical world of the 1840s, Jacques Prévert’s screenplay depicts four men in love with the mysterious Garance (Arletty). Each loves Garance in his own way, but only the intentions of sensitive mime-actor Deburau (Jean-Louis Barrault) are entirely honourable…
"It's a precious piece of time past -- and time kept"
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