A bureaucratic civil servant is annoyed by the spoiled daughter of a rich chocolate maker, but lands up marrying her..
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for black-and-white French comedies where people talk very fast and act very dramatic about nothing, then yeah, sure. You'll probably enjoy the breezy energy. But if you hate movies where the 'romance' feels more like a hostage situation, you’re going to be annoyed by the ...
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for black-and-white French comedies where people talk very fast and act very dramatic about nothing, then yeah, sure. You'll probably enjoy the breezy energy. But if you hate movies where the 'romance' feels more like a hostage situation, you’re going to be annoyed by the first twenty minutes. Honestly, it’s a bit of a relic. Raimu is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Like, an absurd amount. Every time he’s on screen, the movie suddenly has a puls..."
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