Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
| 28 December 1940 (USA)
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A young couple's suicide pact goes awry, leaving the woman to face her survival with a new admirer while pining for her lost love.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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WillSushyMedia

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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Robert Joyner

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Brendon Jones

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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leplatypus

Honestly i don't think i will ever watch it again but it's worth anyway to have seen it once. In France, it's a classic especially with the famous line told by Arletty. My opinion is that the movie is not that gripping or moving but it has a historical value that all the others french movie of that period lack: the amazing technical feat to build this small neighborhood of Paris in a studio is the thing that changes everything (maybe at this time, it was like the future James Cameron building Titanic). The result is extraordinary: For one time, we have the feeling to breathe the street of Paris and this is an unique experience: you can discover that France has always been this decaying, old country inhabited by gentle but limited rednecks (to eat, to seduce, to sing and no rules)! We are not a country of visionaries, of traditions, we don't understand modernism, future... When i watch a movie about an hotel, i expect to see visitors and passing by moments of life. In that way, the movie is rich but in the same time, a bit too calm and slow to be a great experience. When i decided to go back in time in movies, i was fearing that black and white movies would be dull and painful to watch but honestly, it's much less aggressive than the actual blue / orange filtering and the frame can have indeed a poetic or dramatic addition.

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Philajeff

Hotel du Nord is a charming and atmospheric film from right before the second world war in France. The ensemble of characters are all likable - of course it helps that the acting is so great and the dialog so sharp. As the star-crossed young lovers - Jean-Pierre Aumont and Annabella sparkle. Though this film deals with the underclass of Parisian society, it's a group of people whom you wouldn't mind at all spending a summer evening with, drinking wine, and conversing together. Final note - This film also makes it clear that the French cinema like its counterparts in other European countries was very far ahead of a more Puritanical American cinema in openly portraying prostitutes or gay people.

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Atavisten

In a hotel in Paris two lovers agree to take their own lives, the woman is romanticizing the suicide in a degree she must represent the escapism of many not so well-off in prewar Paris. The hotel is in itself a meeting place for the people of the district. Pierre shoots Renee, but is disturbed by Edmond so he flees the scene.The story in itself is not so extraordinary today, but nothing takes away from its impact still. It has no problem of holding your attention to the very end. Its my first meet with any involved in 'Hotel du Nord'. Louis Jouvet is very good in his joy and meaningless role that finds meaning for just a little while. So is Arletty.

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Jonno-B

This is an excellent film, and is the sort of treasure that one can only catch through sporadic cinema showings, as it is unavailable on video/DVD. The way that the film begins with the two lovers arriving, and ends with them leaving (although quite a lot happens in between, and they don't stay in one place during this time), gives you a sense of closure, and a feeling that all is right with the world. If you get a chance to see this film, then do. I can't wait to see it again, and wish that it could be put on general release.

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