Remorques
One tugboat captain, two women, but the real star: the ocean
Recently selected by the British Film Institute as one of the core "360 Classic Feature Films," Remorques was a huge hit in wartime France because it featured the last appearances of Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan before the Liberation.
Gabin is terrific as a taciturn, ultimately tragic tugboat captain in Normandy. A stalwart man of the sea, Gabin is truly betrothed to the ocean and frequently neglects his invalid wife (a fragile, piteous Madeleine Renaud). Gabin falls passionately in love with a mysterious woman (Morgan) whom he rescues from a freighter foundering in a storm, and must face betraying his beloved, failing wife.
Jean Grémillon is one of the most important French directors of the period – Georges Sadoul called him "France’s greatest representative of the realist tendency" – and his rendering of this simple tale reveals his mastery, particularly in his evocation of the maritime setting and his handling of the superb cast. Remorques left Grémillon poised for his greatest triumphs during the Occupation years. (R. Armes)
Remorques
Sponsored by Alliance Francaise de Denver and The French Film Office
Thu October 6, 2005, 7:00 only, Muenzinger Auditorium
81min, France, 1941, in French w/English subtitles, Black and White
Tickets
10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission.
$7 w/UCB student ID,
$7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.
Parking
Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the
Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters
along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.
RTD Bus
Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus
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