The Gates of Paris

Year: 1957

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: French

Director: René Clair

RomanceCrimeDramaComedy

Juju, a drunken oaf desperate to feel needed, and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to shelter fugitive Pierre Barbier in Juju’s dilapidated house. Determined to prove his usefulness, Juju quits drinking and tends to Pierre’s needs, only to discover the fugitive is having an affair with his girlfriend Maria, igniting jealousy and betrayal.

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