French language version of the Austrian film Ray of Sunshine (1933). A young woman full of despair comforts a lonely unemployed man who was going to drown himself.
Is it worth the watch? If you like black-and-white films that feel like they were pulled from a time capsule, you might dig Gardez le sourire. If you need pacing that moves faster than a slow stroll through a park, skip it. You’ll probably hate it if you get annoyed by characters who make decisions based entirely on "m...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Pál Fejös
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth the watch? If you like black-and-white films that feel like they were pulled from a time capsule, you might dig Gardez le sourire. If you need pacing that moves faster than a slow stroll through a park, skip it. You’ll probably hate it if you get annoyed by characters who make decisions based entirely on "movie logic" instead of, you know, common sense. 🤷♂️ The whole thing kicks off with a guy ready to jump into the water. It’s bleak, but in that stagey, 1930s kind of way. Then sh..."
Hélène Darly
Adolf Lantz, Pál Fejös, Boris Palotai
Austria
