Jenny is a madam at a brothel. When her daughter comes back from England, she does not want her to find out what kind of job she really has.
Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you should probably watch Jenny if you have a soft spot for pre-war French films. It has this thick, smoky atmosphere that sticks to your ribs. But if you get bored when a movie spends a lot of time just letting people look at each other, you’ll hate it. It moves at its own speed, which...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Marcel Carné
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you should probably watch Jenny if you have a soft spot for pre-war French films. It has this thick, smoky atmosphere that sticks to your ribs. But if you get bored when a movie spends a lot of time just letting people look at each other, you’ll hate it. It moves at its own speed, which is to say, it moves like a snail in a tuxedo. Françoise Rosay is the whole show here. She plays a madam, but not the kind you see in cheap dime novels. She has this way of holdin..."
Jacques Constant, Pierre Rocher, Jacques Prévert
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