Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crunches all the little businesses around.
Is it worth a watch? If you have a quiet afternoon and want to see how capitalism looked when it was still wearing a top hat, then yes. You’ll like this if you enjoy seeing old cities and people getting overwhelmed by too much stuff. But if you hate silent films where everyone moves like they just drank ten cups of cof...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Julien Duvivier
Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth a watch? If you have a quiet afternoon and want to see how capitalism looked when it was still wearing a top hat, then yes. You’ll like this if you enjoy seeing old cities and people getting overwhelmed by too much stuff. But if you hate silent films where everyone moves like they just drank ten cups of coffee, you should probably skip it. The Big Shiny Store The first thing you notice in Ladies' Paradise is how busy everything is. Denise arrives in Paris and the camera just swirls ..."
Noël Renard, Émile Zola
France
