Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money.
Should you watch this? If you have a soft spot for pre-war cinema or stories about kids actually being competent, then yes. It’s got this weirdly cozy, frantic energy. If you need crisp 4K visuals or hate grainy black-and-white stuff, maybe skip it. You’ll just be annoyed by the sound mix. It’s kind of wild to think B...
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Milton Rosmer
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"Should you watch this? If you have a soft spot for pre-war cinema or stories about kids actually being competent, then yes. It’s got this weirdly cozy, frantic energy. If you need crisp 4K visuals or hate grainy black-and-white stuff, maybe skip it. You’ll just be annoyed by the sound mix. It’s kind of wild to think Billy Wilder had a hand in writing this. You can see the bones of his later sharp wit, but it’s hidden under layers of 1930s earnestness. Emil is just a kid, right? But the way he s..."
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