Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné | |
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Carné in 1950 | |
| Born | Marcel Albert Carné 18 August 1906 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 October 1996 (aged 90) Clamart, France |
| Years active | 1936–1976 |
Marcel Albert Carné (French: [maʁsɛl albɛʁ kaʁne]; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945); the latter has been cited as one of the great films of all time.