| Night at the Crossroads | |
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 Title card from the film | |
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Written by | Jean Renoir (adaptation et mise en scène de) |
| Based on | Georges Simenon (novel) (d'après le roman de) |
| Starring | Pierre Renoir Winna Winifried |
| Cinematography | Georges Asselin Marcel Lucien |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Europa Films |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Franco Coloniale Cinématographique |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Night at the Crossroads (French:La Nuit du carrefour) is a 1932 Frenchcrime film byJean Renoir, based on the novel of the same title (known in English asMaigret at the Crossroads) byGeorges Simenon and starring Renoir's brotherPierre Renoir as Simenon's popular detective,Inspector Maigret.
The French directorJacques Becker, then apprentice to Renoir, worked asassistant director andproduction manager on the film.
The story concentrates on a gang of thieves who utilize a cross-road garage as the hideaway.
Often cited as being Jean Renoir's least well-knownsound film,[1]Night at the Crossroads has nonetheless maintained a very strong critical reputation. In an article republished as part ofAndré Bazin's book on Renoir, theFrench New Wave critic and filmmakerJean-Luc Godard described it as being"Renoir's most mysterious film" and"the only great French detective movie--in fact, the greatest of all adventure movies."[2]
At asymposium on the Hungarian filmmakerBéla Tarr held atFacets Multimedia on 16 September 2007, Americanfilm criticJonathan Rosenbaum mentioned that Tarr's then-new feature,The Man from London (also based on a novel by Georges Simenon), was influenced byNight at the Crossroads.[3]
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