A Discussion about "Le Jour Se Leve" (Daybreak) with Jonathan Broda

Jonathan Broda and John McNulty finally get to French cinema and its offerings with “Le Jour Se Leve” (Daybreak). Among other topics: what is poetic realism? What is Marcel Carne’s contribution to French cinema and has he been overshadowed by Jean Renoir and later — the New Wave? We talk Jacques Prevert’s stamp on the working class conscience. The importance of Jean Gabin and how to achieve the look of poetic realism through heightening reality with light and decor.