Love is only separated by a window-"The Fugitive Beibei" (1937)

Guadalupe 2022-06-08 20:54:11

A fugitive Bebe, who has been hunted down by the whole city for many years, hides in the maze-like Algiers fortress Kasbah. The police tried every means to catch him.
The police spread the news of Beibei's death, and the desperate lover decided to go away by boat. Beibei decided to risk her escape from the ant colony fortress to meet her.
He came to the port...
Looking for her figure
through the window ... Love is only through a window, as if within reach, but what awaits him is his fate...
Beibei was taken off the boat, he I want to look at her again...
He looked endlessly through the iron gate...
She seemed to feel something, she got up and came out...
boarded the deck...
He called her name with all his strength... ...What
she heard--but it was a harsh whistle...
he took out a dagger and pointed it at his chest...
fallen down while the ship was going away...

The poetic realism film "The Fugitive Bebe" in 1937 was considered It was a pioneer of film noir, and it directly influenced Grimm's creation of his later "The Third Man."
Beibei's way of playing is very interesting. You can see his shadow in the way of appearances by Rick in "Casablanca" and Hanniba in "The Silent Lambs".
2012.11.23 in Beijing

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Pépé le Moko quotes

  • Casbah Woman: [shouting to Pépé] Luck be with you, Pépé!

    Gaby Gould: What an amazing fellow!

    Inspecteur Slimane: Isn't he? I think it's over I'll take you back.

    Gaby Gould: With pleasure. I lost my friends.

    Inspecteur Slimane: They must have gone home. Isn't Pépé Le Moko amusing?

    Gaby Gould: He's entertaining. But you won't arrest him.

    Inspecteur Slimane: I've written the date of his arrest on the wall of my room where the sun shines.

  • Chef Inspecteur Louvain: But can we trust you? No double-dealing?

    Régis: Sir, I am an informer not a hypocrite.