France Jean Gabin d/ Jean Renoir
Love triangle melodrama from the 30's which stands out for its dynamic train footage. The scenes shot on the moving trains complete with the sound of engines, whistles and the constant shaking gave us a visceral sense of the power of these great rolling machines.
The drama was pretty creaky by today's standards but Gabin and Simone Simon showed what movie stars from that era looked and sounded like. He was taciturn and exuded inner strength...she had all the good lines and a wider range of emotional expression. He moved like a tree trunk with legs...she slinked around with grace and seductive class.
Together they took a hackneyed story (novel by Emile Zola) and made it compelling.
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