late s french study disaffected youth in early s actuallygrown up yet settled adult world probably missed mark mile terms accurate depiction  french youth dont virtually youth films made adults this ones dontrivers edge comes mind rare indeed directorwriter marcel carne les enfants du paradis fame accurate observer humanity provide insightful view essence characters sense details importantyou could change details set film today would work wellbut loneliness insecurity superficial passion selfrighteous anger characters captured well young pierre brice jeanpaul belmondo supporting roles leads jacques charrier laurent terzieff pascale petit andrea parisy play roles subtlety depth also fine jazz score get cd jazz parisjazz  cinema vol  unlike commented film really see directorwriter carne sitting judgment charactershe seems though objective observer me course middleclass characters may seem like people spoiled nothing whine workingclass viewers film think carne certainly aware this american viewer i watched dubbed fairly literally id say version titled cheaters film provides interesting window france s also selfconsciously poetic the scene ledge saving cat one example this intellectual aspirations charming way french films get away withi imagine heavyhanded melodramatic shallow way kind material would handled american studio production sensationalistic moralistic suggestive way kind material would handled american driveinexploitation filmmakers feel marcel carne captured essence period between say high school graduation when ones early s people largely settled routine whatever routine may be willing watch film open mind fire away many easy targets offers find serious valuable study people early twenties even want that go room film playing simply enjoy fine soundtrack great s jazz instrumental pop including wonderful original score american jazz philharmonic group including coleman hawkins dizzy gillespie stan getz spelled goetz credits roy eldridge ray brown