Prosper Martin, a teacher in a boarding school for young girls, finds a baby outside his door. Forced to hide it in his room, his secret is quickly discovered and he is threatened with being fired.
Is it worth your time? If you like old, black-and-white stuff that feels like it was filmed in a library, you’ll probably dig this. It’s sweet, a bit dusty, and very low stakes. If you need your movies to have, you know, actual momentum or a plot that isn't just people running in and out of doors, skip it. You will hat...
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Léonide Moguy
Lloyd Ingraham
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old, black-and-white stuff that feels like it was filmed in a library, you’ll probably dig this. It’s sweet, a bit dusty, and very low stakes. If you need your movies to have, you know, actual momentum or a plot that isn't just people running in and out of doors, skip it. You will hate the pacing. It feels like it was made in a time where people had nothing but time. The premise is cute. Prosper Martin is just a guy trying to teach, and then—boom—baby on the d..."
Elisabeth Aumont
Léonide Moguy, Jean Guitton, André Cerf, Charles Spaak, Daniel Maya
France
1920 · IMDb 4.4
Richard Smith
