Hotel du Nord (1938)
by Marcel Carne
Criterion – August 22, 2022
Original Title :
Audio : English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles : English
Duration : 1h36
Format : Blu-ray / US import
Area : A
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Synopsis
At the family-run Hotel du Nord, a young couple check in, planning to commit a double-suicide. Pierre (Jean-Pierre Aumont) shoots his lover Renée (Annabella), but then panics and flees, leaving the gun behind. Renée survives her wound after being found by pimp Edmond (Louis Jouvet). After taking a job at the hotel as a chambermaid, Renée slowly becomes involved in the shifting allegiances and relationships between the people who live and work in the hotel.
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