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The Devil's Envoys

Original title: Les visiteurs du soir
  • 1942
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 55m
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7.2/10
2.5K
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The Devil's Envoys (1942)
Dark FantasyFairy TalePeriod DramaSupernatural FantasySword & SorceryTragedyDramaFantasyRomance

In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim.In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim.In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim.

  • Director
    • Marcel Carné
  • Writers
    • Jacques Prévert
    • Pierre Laroche
  • Stars
    • Arletty
    • Marie Déa
    • Fernand Ledoux
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Marcel Carné
    • Writers
      • Jacques Prévert
      • Pierre Laroche
    • Stars
      • Arletty
      • Marie Déa
      • Fernand Ledoux
    • 16User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Arletty
    Arletty
    • Dominique - un ménestrel
    Marie Déa
    Marie Déa
    • Anne Hugue - la fille du baron qui se fiance avec Renaud
    Fernand Ledoux
    Fernand Ledoux
    • Le baron Hugues - le châtelain, père d'Anne
    Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny
    • Gilles - un ménestrel
    Pierre Labry
    Pierre Labry
    • Le seigneur
    Jean d'Yd
    • Le baladin
    Roger Blin
    • Le montreur de monstres
    Gabriel Gabrio
    Gabriel Gabrio
    • Le bourreau
    Marcel Herrand
    Marcel Herrand
    • Le baron Renaud - le fiancé d'Anne
    Jules Berry
    Jules Berry
    • Le diable
    Janine Berry
      Claudye Carter
        François Chaumette
        François Chaumette
        • Gillaume - Un page
        • (uncredited)
        Jean Darnel
        • Un page
        • (uncredited)
        Arsenio Freignac
          Guy Henry
          Guy Henry
            Robert Hébert
              Robert Le Béal
                • Director
                  • Marcel Carné
                • Writers
                  • Jacques Prévert
                  • Pierre Laroche
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                • Trivia
                  This film was shot while the Nazis were occupying France. Its director faced a number of difficulties in making it. It premiered on December 4, 1942. It was one of the biggest film events during the war. It was called "the grandest film of the Occupation." One of the reasons that the film was such a huge success was the rumor that the film was an allegory. Many people saw the character of the Devil as representing Hitler and the continued beating hearts of the lovers as representing France living under German rule. Until his death in 1996 the director, Marcel Carné, denied any intended hidden messages.
                • Quotes

                  Dominique - un ménestrel: Men have loved me, as they like to whisper in my ear. I let them. Is it my fault if they wept, gave everything for me, even their lives? The young men were passionate; the old men crawled at my feet.

                  Gilles - un ménestrel: When did I ever cry or throw myself at your feet?

                  Dominique - un ménestrel: [snorts] You're different - greedy, stubborn, proud. You just want to be loved, to take without giving, to keep it all and leave.

                  Gilles - un ménestrel: Like you!

                  Dominique - un ménestrel: You hunted me like a cat hunts a mouse - but we're both cats, there is no mouse. It's not our fault. We both thought we'd caught a tender new victim... two executioners, face to face and no one to torture. How sad.

                • Crazy credits
                  The opening credits are shown as pages of an illuminated book with a gloved hand turning each page over.
                • Connections
                  Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)
                • Soundtracks
                  Complainte de Gilles
                  Music by Maurice Thiriet
                  Lyrics by Jacques Prévert
                  Performed by Jacques Jansen

                User reviews16

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                10/10

                Carné and Prévert at their best

                Simply the most beautiful and moving movie that stemmed from the "réalisme poétique" movement. A truly atemporal story, despite the resistance allusions which can live long after the end of WWII.

                What makes me really love this movie is the contrast between the very dated conventions of acting, the seemingly slow pace that was the rule at a time the video clips were still waiting in an unforeseeable future and the perfect consistency of the characters and psychology. The emotion is still intact no matter how much the way actors and directors are supposed to convey it has changed over decades.

                What a bunch of great actors! True professionals working seamlessly together to serve a masterly written script. I really advise non-french speaking people to watch it in original version with subtitles, to enjoy the music of Prevert's poetic lines.

                This movie is a real gem.
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                • Sep 4, 2006
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                • Release date
                  • August 29, 1947 (United States)
                • Country of origin
                  • France
                • Language
                  • French
                • Also known as
                  • Castle of Sin
                • Filming locations
                  • Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France(Studio)
                • Production company
                  • Productions André Paulvé
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                • Runtime
                  1 hour 55 minutes
                • Color
                  • Black and White
                • Aspect ratio
                  • 1.37 : 1

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