Pierre (Pierre Richard-Willm), a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence (Marie Bell), and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy.


Is it worth your time? If you like movies that lean heavily into shadows, doomed romance, and the kind of existential grit that only 1930s French cinema seems to pull off, then yes, catch this one. It’s not for people who need a fast-paced thriller. If you get bored by guys staring intensely into the desert or moping o...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Jacques Feyder

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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that lean heavily into shadows, doomed romance, and the kind of existential grit that only 1930s French cinema seems to pull off, then yes, catch this one. It’s not for people who need a fast-paced thriller. If you get bored by guys staring intensely into the desert or moping over women who aren’t really there, you’ll probably want to bail after twenty minutes. There is this specific, suffocating feeling to the Morocco scenes. The heat isn't just a sett..."
Jacques Feyder, Charles Spaak
France

