The notary Tremplin wants to give his daughter to the young rich farmer Adhemar. He goes with both of them to Paris where Henriette meets a sleazy car salesman who is precisely the rich heir sought by her father.
Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you are deeply obsessed with French cinema from this specific era or have a weird soft spot for stories about meddling notaries. If you want something snappy or genuinely funny, look elsewhere. People who hate slow, stage-bound dialogue will probably want to turn it off within...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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Reggie Morris
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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you are deeply obsessed with French cinema from this specific era or have a weird soft spot for stories about meddling notaries. If you want something snappy or genuinely funny, look elsewhere. People who hate slow, stage-bound dialogue will probably want to turn it off within the first ten minutes. The whole thing feels like it was filmed inside a box. It’s got that stagey, cramped energy that makes you wish someone would just open a window. Or at lea..."
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Paul Mesnier
France
1920 · IMDb —
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