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Porte des Lilas
Gates of Paris
Porte des Lilas; Gates of Paris
Directed by	René Clair
Written by	Novel:; René Fallet; Screenplay:; René Clair; Jean Aurel
Produced by	René Clair; André Daven
Starring	Pierre Brasseur; Georges Brassens; Henri Vidal; Dany Carrel
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur
Music by	Georges Brassens
Distributed by	Cinédis (France); Lopert Pictures Corporation (U.S.)
Release dates	20 September 1957 (Italy); 25 September 1957 (France);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

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Porte des Lilas (English: Gate of Lilacs) is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by René Clair, based on René Fallet's novel La Grande Ceinture. The film is known as both Gates of Lilacs and The Gates of Paris, but was released under the latter title in the United States.^[1]

Plot

Pierre Barbier is a convicted criminal accused of murder and wanted by the police. Hungry and sick, he finds refuge with a kind-hearted boy known as "The Artist." His unexpected arrival disrupts the lives of three inhabitants of the working-class neighborhood of Porte des Lilas in eastern Paris. First, there's the Artist, who struggles with the presence of the outlaw in his home but tries to help him get proper documentation. Then there's Juju, a lazy, alcoholic man who admires Barbier. Lastly, there's Maria, who suspects a secret and sneaks into the Artist's house to find Barbier. He deceives her in a vile manner, which infuriates Juju, who is in love with her. In the end, Juju commits a crime by killing the man who ruined his dreams.

Cast

Pierre Brasseur as Juju
Georges Brassens as Artiste
Henri Vidal as Pierre Barbier
Dany Carrel as Maria
Raymond Bussières as Alphonse
Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Sabatier
Amédée as Paulo - a regular at the café
Annette Poivre as Nénette
Alain Bouvette [fr] as Paulo's friend
Alice Tissot as the concierge
Paul Préboist

Awards

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film^[2] and a BAFTA Award in 1958 and won the Bodil Award for Best European Film.

References

^ According to Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney in the Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (French Films, 1945–1993, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.
^ "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

External links

Gates of Paris at IMDb

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[1] According to Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney in the Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (French Films, 1945–1993, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.

[Oscars1958-2] "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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 | director       = [[René Clair]]
-| producer       = René Clair<br>[[André Daven]]
+| producer       = René Clair<br />[[André Daven]]
-| writer         = '''Novel:'''<br>[[René Fallet]]<br>'''Screenplay:'''<br>René Clair<br>[[Jean Aurel]]
+| writer         = '''Novel:'''<br />[[René Fallet]]<br />'''Screenplay:'''<br />René Clair<br />[[Jean Aurel]]
-| starring       = [[Pierre Brasseur]]<br>[[Georges Brassens]]<br>[[Henri Vidal]]<br>[[Dany Carrel]]
+| starring       = [[Pierre Brasseur]]<br />[[Georges Brassens]]<br />[[Henri Vidal]]<br />[[Dany Carrel]]
 | music          = [[Georges Brassens]]
 | cinematography = [[Robert Lefebvre]]
 | editing        = [[Louisette Hautecoeur]]
-| distributor    = [[Cinédis]] ''(France)''<br>[[Lopert Pictures Corporation]] ''(U.S.)''
+| distributor    = [[Cinédis]] ''(France)''<br />[[Lopert Pictures Corporation]] ''(U.S.)''
 | released       = {{film date|1957|9|20|Italy|1957|9|25|France|df=yes}}
 | runtime        = 95 minutes
-| country        = France<br>Italy
+| country        = France<br />Italy
 | language       = French
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-'''''Porte des Lilas''''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Gate of Lilacs'') is a 1957 French-Italian [[drama]]tic film directed by [[René Clair]], based on [[René Fallet]]'s novel ''[[La Grande Ceinture]]''. The film is known as both ''Gates of Lilacs'' and ''The Gates of Paris'', but was released under the latter title in the United States.<ref>The IMDb website suggests ''Gates of Paris'' was the universal English title. However, according to Ronald Bergan and [[Robyn Karney]] in the ''Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide'' (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p.224) and Melissa E. Biggs (''French Films, 1945–1993, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p.221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.</ref>
+'''''Porte des Lilas''''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Gate of Lilacs'') is a 1957 French-Italian [[Crime film|crime]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[René Clair]], based on [[René Fallet]]'s novel ''[[La Grande Ceinture]]''. The film is known as both ''Gates of Lilacs'' and ''The Gates of Paris'', but was released under the latter title in the United States.<ref>According to [[Ronald Bergan]] and [[Robyn Karney]] in the ''Bloomsbury Foreign Film Guide'' (London: Bloomsbury, 1988, p. 224) and Melissa E. Biggs (''French Films, 1945–1993'', Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996, p. 221) the film has these two alternate English titles. The English title used on the original British release is unclear.</ref>
 ==Plot==
+Pierre Barbier is a convicted criminal accused of murder and wanted by the police. Hungry and sick, he finds refuge with a kind-hearted boy known as "The Artist." His unexpected arrival disrupts the lives of three inhabitants of the working-class neighborhood of Porte des Lilas in eastern [[Paris]]. First, there's the Artist, who struggles with the presence of the outlaw in his home but tries to help him get proper documentation. Then there's Juju, a lazy, alcoholic man who admires Barbier. Lastly, there's Maria, who suspects a secret and sneaks into the Artist's house to find Barbier. He deceives her in a vile manner, which infuriates Juju, who is in love with her. In the end, Juju commits a crime by killing the man who ruined his dreams.
-Artiste is an unemployed empoverished man who dwells in his own, derelict house with his likewise unemployed best friend Juju. One day they come across the wanted criminal Barbier hiding in their home. Juju admires the threefold murderer, yet when he witnesses him bragging about having compromised a girl for financial benefit, his feelings turn straight into the opposite and he shoots Barbier dead.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Raymond Bussières]] as Alphonse
 * [[Gabrielle Fontan]] as Madame Sabatier
-* [[Amédée]] as Paulo - a regular at the café
+* [[Philippe de Chérisey|Amédée]] as Paulo - a regular at the café
 * [[Annette Poivre]] as Nénette
-* [[Alain Bouvette]] as Paulo's friend
+* {{ill|Alain Bouvette|fr}} as Paulo's friend
 * [[Alice Tissot]] as the concierge
+* [[Paul Préboist]]
 ==Awards==
-The film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]<ref name="Oscars1958">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958 |title=The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-10-25|work=oscars.org}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Award]] in 1958 and won the [[Bodil Award]] for Best European Film.
+The film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]<ref name="Oscars1958">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958 |title=The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-10-25|work=oscars.org}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Award]] in 1958 and won the [[Bodil Award]] for Best European Film.
 ==See also==
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gates Of Paris}}
 [[Category:1957 films]]
-[[Category:1950s drama films]]
+[[Category:1957 crime drama films]]
 [[Category:French black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:French films]]
+[[Category:French crime drama films]]
-[[Category:French drama films]]
+[[Category:Italian crime drama films]]
-[[Category:Italian films]]
+[[Category:1950s French-language films]]
-[[Category:Italian drama films]]
-[[Category:French-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by René Clair]]
-[[Category:Unemployment in fiction]]
+[[Category:Fiction about unemployment]]
+[[Category:1950s French films]]
+[[Category:1950s Italian films]]
 {{1950s-France-film-stub}}

v t e French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1948–1960	Monsieur Vincent (1948) The Walls of Malapaga (1950) Forbidden Games (1952) Gervaise (1956) Gates of Paris (1957) My Uncle (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) La Vérité (1960)
1961–1980	Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Sundays and Cybèle (1962) The Fire Within (1963) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Pierrot le Fou (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Live for Life (1967) Stolen Kisses (1968) My Night with Maud (1969) Hoa-Binh (1970) Ramparts of Clay (1971) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Day for Night (1973) Lacombe, Lucien (1974) India Song (1975) Cousin, cousine (1976) Madame Rosa (1977) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) A Simple Story (1979) The Last Metro (1980)
1981–2000	Diva (1981) Coup de Torchon (1982) Entre Nous (1983) So Long, Stooge (1984) Three Men and a Cradle (1985) Betty Blue (1986) Au revoir les enfants (1987) La Lectrice (1988) Camille Claudel (1989) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Van Gogh (1991) Indochine (1992) Germinal (1993) Wild Reeds (1994) French Twist (1995) Ridicule (1996) Western (1997) The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) East/West (1999) The Taste of Others (2000)
2001–present	Amélie (2001) 8 Women (2002) Bon Voyage (2003) The Chorus (2004) Joyeux Noël (2005) Avenue Montaigne (2006) Persepolis (2007) The Class (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) Declaration of War (2011) The Intouchables (2012) Renoir (2013) Saint Laurent (2014) Mustang (2015) Elle (2016) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) Memoir of War (2018) Les Misérables (2019) Two of Us (2020) Titane (2021) Saint Omer (2022) The Taste of Things (2023)