Pour un soir..!

This is the only film by Jean Godard ;no ,he's not you-know-who's father.And unfortunately, a good part of the movie seems to be lost forever.It remains barely one hour.And we really feel that something is lacking.Towards the end ,the scenes don't make any sense.

"POur un soir" is the title of the song which the femme fatale sings in a night club.Here a young man would like to meet her,but a guy who knows better tells him a sailor's tale.Flashback:enter Gabin and his dear mother.He fell in love with the singer,and it would lead him to tragedy.Since many sequences are missing,you will probably find it hard to catch up with the plot.

Interest lies somewhere else:it's really Gabin-the -unfortunate- good- guy who is busy being born here.The hero of such masterworks as "la Bandera" "Quai des Brumes" "Le Jour se leve" or "LA Bete Humaine" is not far.

the only left version is a cut version, which doesn't help to make up the dullness and slowness of the directing, which lacks suspense and movement.you will soon fall asleep in front of Colette Darfeuil and Jean Gabin, who are the two stars of this sailor-falls-in-love-with-a-dame story. you will soon forget the plot and the acting, but the only interest lies in the live footage of many spots: The famous LIDO in Paris,full of bubbling champagne,partying fellows and tango dancers; a sleazy bar in Toulon with real musette dancers waltzing to the melody of the accordion and what seems to be a short glimpse of St Tropez before the paid holiday era.At last, if you waited till the end of the movie, you'll see a topless cheek dancing around in the LIDO;seems like censorship was way too cool in the early 30's......