''Daybreak'' or ''The Mark of the Day'' (French: ''Le Point du jour'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by

Louis Daquin Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Man from Nowher ...

and starring

Jean Desailly Jean Desailly (24 August 1920 – 11 June 2008) was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, and later participated in about 90 movies. Life and career Desailly studied at the École nationale supérieure des ...

, René Lefèvre and Loleh Bellon. https://www.unifrance.org/film/4596/le-point-du-jour# It is set in a coal-mining community in the north of France. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was entered into that year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Cast

as Larzac * René Lefèvre as Dubard * Loleh Bellon as Marie Brehard *

Jean-Pierre Grenier Jean-Pierre Grenier (20 November 1914 – 21 February 2000) was a French actor, theatre director and screenwriter. In 1946, Jean-Pierre Grenier, in association with Olivier Hussenot, established "La Compagnie Grenier-Hussenot" which was disbande ...

as Marles * Michel Piccoli as Georges Gohelle *

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as Mme. Brhard *

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as La mère Gohelle *

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as Un vieux mineur *

Paul Frankeur Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati (''Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited a ...

as Bac * Hélène Gerber as Emma Marles * Lise Graf as La mère Marles *

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as Corentin *

Léon Larive Léon François Larive (28 June 1886 – 20 July 1961) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * ''The Great Passion'' (1928) * ''La Passion de Jea ...

as Vetusto *

Pierre Latour Pierre Latour (born 12 October 1993) is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He is a stage winner of the Vuelta a España, and twice the winner of French National Time Trial Championships. Career Latour was born in Romans-sur ...

as Noël * Gaston Modot as Tiberghien * Catherine Monot as Louise * Guy Sargis as Roger *

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as Un mineur

References

Bibliography

* Lloyd, Ann & Robinson, David. ''The Illustrated History of the Cinema''. Macmillan, 1987. * Hayward, Susan & Vincendeau, Ginette . ''French Film: Texts and Contexts''. Psychology Press, 2000.

External links

* 1949 films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Louis Daquin French black-and-white films French drama films 1949 drama films Films set in mining communities 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub