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Mollenard is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of Hatred and Capitaine Corsaire .
Robert Siodmak’s earliest feature to qualify as noir is undoubtedly 1938’s Mollenard (US: Hatred), a strange film about one man’s rebellion against the normal order of life.
Apr 14, 2012 · So long as the action unfolds in Shanghai, where it is set for roughly two-thirds of its length, Mollenard—a.k.a. Capitaine Corsaire—is one of Robert Siodmak’s most gripping, beautiful and atmospheric films.
Mollenard, a freighter captain and somewhat of a pirate is adored by his crew and hated by his wife. Her stuffy adherence to convention keeps driving him from home. The captain and crew are suspected of gun-running and brought back to Dunkerque.
Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power…
Overview. Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk.
Hatred: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Harry Baur, Albert Préjean, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gina Manès. Justin Mollenard is a sailor and arms smuggler who does not support the hypocrisy of society. He has a wife in Dunkirk who reproaches him the fact of having neglected the family for many years.
