Night Without Stars (1951)
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Directors
Anthony Pelissier
The story
The film begins in the spring of 1947 on the south coast of France on the French Riviera. English lawyer Giles Gordon has been partially blinded during service in World War II, and fears his eyesight is worsening. After he stumbles in a shoe shop, the shop assistant Alix Delaisse recognises him later in the day and joins him at a cafe.
Genres
crime film, drama film, film noir, mystery film
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