Under the Roofs of Paris (English: Sous les toits de Paris)

Japanese: 巴里の屋根の下 - ぱりのやねのした(英語表記)Sous les toits de Paris
Under the Roofs of Paris (English: Sous les toits de Paris)

A French-German co-production from 1930. It was the first talkie directed by Rene Clair, who signed a contract with the German company Film Sonore Taubis, and became a representative work of early French talkies. The story is about a street singer who is mistakenly put in prison, and when he is released, he finds that his girlfriend has been taken by his friend. Starring Albert Préjean (1894-1979), it is a loving portrayal of the everyday life of Parisian working-class people. Rene Clair focused on showing the characters' large gestures through singing and music, rather than recording actual sounds and lines, and stuck to a silent film aesthetic. It was not a big hit in Paris, but was a hit around the world, including in Berlin, New York, and Tokyo (it was ranked 2nd in Kinema Junpo's Top 10 when it was released in 1931). Although the film actually used elaborate Parisian sets designed by the Russian-born art director Lazare Meerson (1897-1938), the film created a long-lasting image of Paris abroad.

[Futoshi Koga]

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Japanese:

フランス・ドイツ合作映画。1930年作品。ドイツ系のフィルム・ソノール・トービス社と契約を結んだルネ・クレール監督のトーキー第1回作品で、フランスの初期トーキーの代表作となった。物語は街角の歌手が誤って刑務所に入れられてしまい、出所すると恋人は友人に奪われていたというもので、アルベール・プレジャンAlbert Préjean(1894―1979)が主演し、パリの下町の庶民生活を愛情込めて描いた。ルネ・クレールは実際の物音や台詞(せりふ)を録音するよりも、登場人物たちの大きな身振りを歌声や音楽で見せることに重点を置き、サイレント的な美学を貫いた。パリではあまりあたらなかったが、ベルリン、ニューヨーク、東京(1931年公開で、キネマ旬報ベストテン第2位)など世界各地でヒットした。実際はロシア出身の美術監督ラザール・メールソンLazare Meerson(1897―1938)による精巧なパリのセットが使われたが、外国ではこの映画は長い間にわたってパリのイメージをつくりあげた。

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