After his father sells his car, Henri "borrows" a stranger's car in order to make a date with a young woman. This act sees him fall foul of a gang of car thieves but after some discussion he joins their gang.

Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for old French cinema or you're curious to see a young Danielle Darrieux before she became a legend. It’s not a masterpiece. It’s not even particularly smooth. If you hate movies where the main character makes every single wrong choice possible just to keep th...


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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for old French cinema or you're curious to see a young Danielle Darrieux before she became a legend. It’s not a masterpiece. It’s not even particularly smooth. If you hate movies where the main character makes every single wrong choice possible just to keep the plot moving, skip this one. The whole thing kicks off because Henri just has to get to a date. The urgency is kind of funny, honestly. Who steals a car just to look cool for a n..."
Billy Wilder, Max Colpet, Claude-André Puget, Jan Lustig
France
Romance, Drama, Comedy

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