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La Fin du jour (1939) Review: The Good, The Bad & How to Watch

  La Fin du jour (1939) Review: The Good, The Bad & How to Watch  French Film, Drama English title: The End of the Day Venice Film Festival, 1939- Official Selection National Board of Review, 1939- Winner: Top Foreign Films very actor secretly fears the quiet moment after the final curtain calls stop coming. In the golden era of French cinema, right on the precipice of World War II, director Julien Duvivier captured that exact existential dread with a rare blend of cynicism and aching warmth. Released in 1939, La Fin du jour (known to English-speaking audiences as The End of the Day ) remains one of the most poignant love letters to the theatrical craft ever committed to film.  More on Wikipedia or Mubi  When the Stage Lights Fade: The Bittersweet Magic of Julien Duvivier’s French Masterpiece  et inside the Abbaye de Saint-Jean, a peaceful retirement home dedicated exclusively to broke and aging actors, the story weaves a rich tapestry of men and women who ...

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