Manon

1949 [FRENCH]

Action / Crime / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1443 1.4K

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Plot summary

Port of Marseille, France, recently liberated from the German yoke. Caught as stowaways aboard a ship, Manon, a young woman who was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, and Robert, a freedom fighter who saved her from reprisals, tell the captain about the many challenges they have had to face in order to survive.

Director

Henri-Georges Clouzot Photo
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Top cast

Michel Bouquet Photo
Michel Bouquet as Le second
Cécile Aubry Photo
Cécile Aubry as Manon Lescaut
Serge Reggiani Photo
Serge Reggiani as Léon Lescaut
Franck Maurice Photo
Franck Maurice as Un voyageur
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French 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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1.76 GB
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French 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by maksquibs

Surprisingly faithful, late '40s French update of the (in)famous Prevost tale best known in the operatic versions by Puccini & Massenet.

With his short CV, Henri-George Clouzot is known only for his international hits, WAGES OF FEAR and DIABOLIQUE, yet every newfound title turns out to be a near masterpiece. This updated take on the infamous Prevost tale (operatic versions include Auber, Massenet & Puccini) is a notch below breathtaking 'finds' like QUAI DES ORFEVRES, LE CORBEAU and his striking film of the Verdi REQUIEM. But on its own terms it's ingenious & effective, perfectly fitting the story into the morally ambiguous climate of post WWII France.As the heedless young beauty who loves the rich life when she should love her besotted spouse (and vice versa), Cecile Aubry makes an appalling & devastating French sex-kitten, admittedly, an acquired taste. Michel Auclair, in Gerard Philipe mode, is very fine as her tormented husband and Serge Reggiani as Manon's amoral brother is beyond praise. And who but Clouzot would have the chutzpah to merge Manon's exile to a group of Jewish refugees trying to smuggle themselves into Israel.NOTE: This title is currently unavailable in ANY video format. Is there no justice?!
Reviewed by jgcorrea 7 / 10

Certainly one of the 20 best movies dated 1949

1. The Third Man 2. White Heat 3. The Heiress 4. Kind Hearts and Coronets 5. A Letter to Three Wives 6. Intruder in the Dust 7. (Banshun) Late spring 8. Criss Cross 9. The Fountainhead 10. Occupe-toi d'Amélie..! 11. The Great Sinner 12. The Set-Up 13. All the King's Men 14. Stray dog (Nora inu) 15. Thieves' Highway 16. Adam's Rib 17. Riso amaro 18. On the Town 19. Manon 20. Le silence de la mer
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