Hello Dan - Thank you for Stolen Holiday, which I discovered about 3 months ago, and all the great essays you've posted so far. I particularly loved reading your insight into Marcel Carne, and the gay undertones of his movies. However, there is a Carne work in which that undertone becomes visible to all. I'm guessing someone might have mentioned this to you already, but have you seen 'Hotel Du Nord' (1938)? This is a fabulous picture - great characters, played by wonderful actors, and the setting, and set, are unforgettably brilliant. Among the ensemble of characters we get to know is a very out, young, non-stereotypical gay man - he doesn't play a lead role but the two or three scenes in which he appears are amazing for the non-judgemental depiction and the almost surreal appearance of a gay man in a 1938 mainstream / art-house film! Anyway, happy new year and keep up the good work! Alan.
Happy you're enjoying the articles here, Alan---:)---and yes, I have seen all of Carné's films---I wanted to focus more on his later movies---but I should look at "Hotel du Nord" again--
Hello Dan - Thank you for Stolen Holiday, which I discovered about 3 months ago, and all the great essays you've posted so far. I particularly loved reading your insight into Marcel Carne, and the gay undertones of his movies. However, there is a Carne work in which that undertone becomes visible to all. I'm guessing someone might have mentioned this to you already, but have you seen 'Hotel Du Nord' (1938)? This is a fabulous picture - great characters, played by wonderful actors, and the setting, and set, are unforgettably brilliant. Among the ensemble of characters we get to know is a very out, young, non-stereotypical gay man - he doesn't play a lead role but the two or three scenes in which he appears are amazing for the non-judgemental depiction and the almost surreal appearance of a gay man in a 1938 mainstream / art-house film! Anyway, happy new year and keep up the good work! Alan.
Happy you're enjoying the articles here, Alan---:)---and yes, I have seen all of Carné's films---I wanted to focus more on his later movies---but I should look at "Hotel du Nord" again--