Michel Levasseur is a joyous reveler who does not care about the next day. So much so that one day a bailiff bursts into his Paris apartment and seizes his furniture on behalf of Raymond Sauvaget, his landlord, a rich food industrialist.
Is it worth the time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s French cinema that doesn't take itself seriously, you’ll probably have a blast. It is pure escapism. But if you hate movies where the main character is a complete deadbeat who somehow always lands on his feet, you might want to skip this one. Aventure à Paris is n...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Marc Allégret
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"Is it worth the time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s French cinema that doesn't take itself seriously, you’ll probably have a blast. It is pure escapism. But if you hate movies where the main character is a complete deadbeat who somehow always lands on his feet, you might want to skip this one. Aventure à Paris is not trying to teach you anything. It just wants to be a headache-free evening. The whole movie starts with the most polite bailiff I have ever seen. Michel is losing his couch, his..."
Jan Lustig, Carlo Rim, Claude-André Puget, Henri Falk
France
