Remorques (Stormy Waters) 1941 Ages 15+

When

1.30pm, Sun 16 Feb 2020 (84 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

Remorques will screen from an imported 35mm print.

Starring titan of French cinema Jean Gabin, Jean Grémillon's Remorques (Stormy Waters) is a melancholy portrait of tugboat captain André Laurent, who is torn between his dangerous work rescuing boats in the violent ocean waters and his tranquil home life with his wife Yvonne. When André rescues the mysterious Catherine during a storm, he finds himself tempted by the possibilities of an affair. Co-written by Jacques Prévert, Remorques is an entrancing melodrama of the highest order.

Ages 15+

Production Credits

  • Director: Jean Grémillon
  • Script: Jacques Prévert, André Cayatte
  • Based on: the novel by Roger Vercel
  • Cinematographer: Armand Thirard
  • Editor: Yvonne Martin
  • Production Companies: Maîtrise Artisanale de l'Industrie Cinématographiqu, Sedis
  • Print Source / Rights: MK2
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Year: 1941
  • Runtime: 91 minutes
  • Country: France
  • Languages: French, (with English subtitles)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: bw