This article contains plot spoilers. Innovation lies at the heart of Marcel Carné’s fifth film, Le Jour Se Léve (Daybreak, 1939).  The innovation of narrative and how to visually interpret it; the innovation of provocative material and how to deal with it; and the innovation of producing creatively expressive work in a time where expression was the enemy of the regime.  Carné’s film isn’t simply a … Continue reading Le Jour Se Léve (1939) – Marcel Carné (Studio Canal).