The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Les portes de la nuit
When
Wed 14 Oct 2026
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Carné and screenwriter Jacques Prévert’s final collaboration is a fascinating allegory of the legacies of World War II, the occupation, resistance and collaboration. In a starkly beautiful, wintry, nocturnal postwar Paris, a former Resistance fighter (Yves Montand) encounters a long-lost comrade, enemies of the war, a beautiful young woman (Nathalie Nattier) and various others, all leading him towards the tragic inevitabilities of fate. Featuring Serge Reggiani, Pierre Brasseur and Sylvia Bataille, it also introduced Joseph Kosma and Prévert’s indelible “Autumn Leaves” to the popular music canon.
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Australia's longest-running film society, Melbourne Cinémathèque screens significant works of international cinema in the medium they were created, the way they would have originally screened.
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