Product Review

A work of poetry and dark humor, Les visiteurs du soir is a lyrical medieval fantasy from the great French director Marcel Carn© (Children of Paradise). Two strangers (Children of Paradise€s Arletty and La dolce vita€s Alain Cuny), 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. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which it was made, Les visiteurs du soir€"wittily written by Jacques Pr©vert (Children of Paradise) and Pierre Laroche (Lumi¨re d€©t©), and elegantly designed by Alexandre Trauner (Port of Shadows) and shot by Roger Hubert (Children of Paradise)€"is a moving and whimsical tale of love conquering all.