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Plot. In May 1485, two of the devil's envoys, Gilles (Alain Cuny) and Dominique (Arletty), arrive at the castle of Baron Hugues (Fernand Ledoux) on the night of a celebration for his daughter's engagement. The Baron's daughter, Anne (Marie Déa), is set to marry Renaud ( Marcel Herrand ), a warlord who prefers talking about battle more than ...
“The Devil’s Envoys”, based on a medieval legend, is a tale as old as time. Good against evil. The devil sending his envoys to plant the seed of corruption and depravity. Carné and Prevert planned to move the story to a contemporary setting to paraphrase the current political situation.
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- Marcel Carné
A work of poetry and dark humor, Les visiteurs du soir is a lyrical medieval fantasy from the great French director Marcel Carné. Two strangers dressed as minstrels (Arletty and Alain Cuny) arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and are revealed to be emissaries of the devil, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which ...
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The Devil's Envoys. Page 1 of 7, 7 total items. Page 1 of 7, 7 total items. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 5, 9 total items. The devil sends two emissaries to Earth as wandering balladeers ...
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- Arletty
- Marcel Carné
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Film Synopsis. I n the 15th century, two travelling musicians named Gilles and Dominique arrive at the castle of Baron Hugues, just as a party is in progress to celebrate the impending marriage of Hugues' daughter Anne to the brave knight Renaud. The two musicians are in truth emissaries of the Devil, sent to disrupt the wedding for their own ...
- Marcel Carné
Two strangers, dressed as minstrels, arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and it is revealed that they are actually emissaries of the devil himself, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love.
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In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim. At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels, Gilles and Dominique, come from nowhere to the castle of Baron Hugues. Gilles charms Hughes' daughter Anne, while Dominique charms both Hugues and Anne's fiancé, Renaud.
