Is it worth the watch? Honestly, Le comte Obligado feels like a stage play that got lost on its way to the theater and ended up on film by mistake. You should watch it if you have a soft spot for 1930s French farce where everyone is shouting and running through doors. But if you have zero patience for plots that rely e...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, Le comte Obligado feels like a stage play that got lost on its way to the theater and ended up on film by mistake. You should watch it if you have a soft spot for 1930s French farce where everyone is shouting and running through doors. But if you have zero patience for plots that rely entirely on "I'm not who you think I am!" tropes, you should probably skip it. It’s the kind of movie that assumes volume equals comedy. There is a lot of frantic energy here, but ..."
André Barde, René Pujol
France
