Miroir (film)

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Miroir
Directed by
Written byPaul Ollivier and Carlo Rim
StarringJean Gabin
Music byMaurice Yvain
Production
company
Alcina and Sud-Pacifique Films
Release date
May 2, 1947
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Miroir is a 1947 French film directed by . The film starred Jean Gabin.[1]

Plot[]

Miroir is about a businessman who moonlights as a gangster.

Cast[]

Gabin in 1949

Production[]

Miroir was produced by Alcina and Sud-Pacifique Films.[1]

The assistant director for the film was Raymond Bailly, the dialogue writer was Carlo Rim, the screenwriters were Paul Ollivier and Carlo Rim, the director of photography was Roger Hubert, the sound engineers were Jean Putel and Jacques Carrère, the cinematographer was Marc Fossard, the production director was Marcel Bryau, the editor was Germaine Artus, the script supervisor was Jacqueline Loir, the production designers were Roland Berthon and Georges Wakhevitch, the composer was Maurice Yvain, the make-up artist was Boris de Fast, and the general manager was Claude Pinoteau.[1]

The film is in black and white and was shot with 35 mm movie film. The aspect ratio of the film was 1.37:1, the Academy ratio. The audio of the film was monaural.[1] The duration of the film is 90 minutes.[1]

The film was the second French film that Jean Gabin acted in after spending World War II in the United States.[2]

The film was the first film that Jacques Sernas acted in. He played a boxer.[3][4]

Release[]

Miroir was distributed in France by Les Films de la Pléiade and  [fr]. The film was distributed internationally by Les Films du Jeudi.[1]

The film was released in France on May 2, 1947.[1][5]

Reception[]

In France, Miroir had box office admissions of 1,776,310.[5]

In the book Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France, Joseph Harriss described Miroir as a "mediocre gangster movie" and quoted Gabin as saying "I prefer to forget that one."[6]

In the book Paris In The Dark: Going To The Movies In The City Of Light, 1930–1950, Eric Smoodin wrote that Miroir was "among the least favored" films to play at the Gaumont-Palace theater.[2]

The film was favorably reviewed by Antoine Sire for Paris Fait Son Cinéma.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Miroir". UniFrance (in French). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Smoodin, Eric (2020). Paris In The Dark: Going To The Movies In The City Of Light. Duke University Press. p. 149. ISBN 9781478007531.
  3. ^ "Finnish Dancer Debuts". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1955. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Adams, Marjoy (March 23, 1956). "Marjory Adams - Movie Question Box". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Miroir - Jean Gabin Box Office 1947". Box Office Story (in French). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Harriss, Joseph (2018). Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 9781476634609.
  7. ^ Sire, Antoine (January 6, 2016). "Gabin mène la guerre des gangs Paris-Marseille dans Miroir". Paris Fait Son Cinéma (in French). Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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