Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s slapstick and you genuinely find Fernandel’s face funny, then yes. Watch it on a rainy Sunday. If you need a tight plot or modern pacing, skip this. It’s a bit of a relic, and it definitely feels its age, especially in how it wanders around without really going a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Victor Heerman
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s slapstick and you genuinely find Fernandel’s face funny, then yes. Watch it on a rainy Sunday. If you need a tight plot or modern pacing, skip this. It’s a bit of a relic, and it definitely feels its age, especially in how it wanders around without really going anywhere important. The whole movie rests entirely on Fernandel’s shoulders. He plays Adémaï with that signature wide-eyed, slightly bewildered expression he mastered. There is a s..."
Paul Colline, Noël-Noël
France
1934 · IMDb 5.7
