A documentary using almost 200 clips, on the versatile and iconic French movie star who made 95 films between the 1930s and the 1970s and came to embody the idea of their country for native audiences.

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Through the life and career of Marcel Carné, using film excerpts and archives (including touching interviews with the director), François Aymé weaves a fascinating portrait of a hypersensitive man who had to deal with his homosexuality and who, despite his brilliance, was long relegated to the shadow of his actors and Prévert, who were credited with their greatest success.