Dans la nuit (1929)

AKA:
In the Night  >> English
Im Dunkel der Nacht  >> German

Synopsis:

After a tragic accident a quarry worker must carry a face mask to hide his injuries. His wife, who are increasingly alienated from him, takes a lover. Than one day he uses the same mask, which also carries the Disfigured- this bad joke leads to a fateful mistake.
End of the 20s this marital drama caused a stir, because of its rather unusual (for that time) display of cruelty. So was producer Fernand Weill forced to add a happy ending- not to fall victim to censorship.
The filmmaker was born in Rennes and began his acting career in 1908 at the Theater in Paris. In 1920 he changed, after numerous tours and great success, to the cinema. He appeared in over 200 films before he gave in 1929 with "Dans la nuit" his directorial debut ,in 1932 a second film, "Affaire Classée" followed. Vanel died in 1989 at the age of 96 years in Cannes.

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