Two men, a pig and the night of Paris
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Two men, a pig and the night of Paris |
| Original title | La traversée de Paris |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 80 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Claude Autant-Lara |
| script |
Jean Aurenche , Pierre Bost |
| production | Henry Deutschmeister |
| music | René Cloërec |
| camera | Jacques Natteau |
| occupation | |
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Two men, a pig and the night of Paris (original title: La traversée de Paris ) is a French comedy film from 1956 with Jean Gabin , Bourvil and Louis de Funès , which was also shown in the cinema under the title Across Paris . Directed by Claude Autant-Lara , the script is based on a short story by Marcel Aymé .
action
The film is set in 1942/43 in Paris, which had been occupied by the Wehrmacht since June 1940 . The unemployed taxi driver Martin occasionally takes on transports for the black market. His assistant has been arrested and a chance acquaintance, Grandgil, enters the business. The butcher Jambier hands them a black slaughtered pig in four suitcases, which Martin and Grandgil now transport through occupied Paris at night. In doing so, they experience some surprises and survive dangers, for example they are picked up by the German Gestapo .
background
For Louis de Funès, this supporting role was an important moment in his career. In this film he was able to prove his talent in a real role figure and caught the attention of the French film scene with his peculiar interpretation of the character Jambier.
For Autant-Lara it was the first public success. The film was released in the GDR under the title Quer durch Paris .
Reviews
"The dialogues are precisely worked out, photography and montage support the dense story appropriately, and excellent actors give it its unmistakable charm," said the lexicon of international film . The Protestant film observer described Two Men, a Pig and the Night of Paris in 1957 as "equally excellent French film in terms of attitude and design".
Awards
In 1958, the film was awarded the Prix Méliès of the Association Française de la Critique de Cinéma . Jean Gabin was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Actor . The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival and Bourvil was awarded the Coppa Volpi in the Best Actor category.
Web links
- Four Bags Full in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Two men, a pig and the night of Paris in the German synchronized file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Four Bags Full in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Robert Chazal: Louis de Funès His films - his life . Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munich 1979.
- ↑ Two men, a pig and the night of Paris. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Protestant film observer . Evangelical Press Association Munich, Critique No. 187/1957.