A commander who had devised helpful defenses for his country kills a spy who'd tried to entrap him.The officer's young wife who had been thinking of leaving him for a minister, rallies to his side.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for old French melodramas where everyone talks like they are in a play. If you like modern pacing, stay away. If you enjoy watching people make terrible life decisions while wearing very stiff uniforms, you might actually dig this. It starts off with this milit...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jean de Marguenat
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for old French melodramas where everyone talks like they are in a play. If you like modern pacing, stay away. If you enjoy watching people make terrible life decisions while wearing very stiff uniforms, you might actually dig this. It starts off with this military commander—a guy who clearly takes his job way too seriously—getting caught in a trap. He kills a spy. It is messy, but the way it’s shot makes it feel more like a stage perform..."
Georges Prieur
Henry Kistemaekers
France
