Valerian writes his uncle, colonial millionaire, for money. He meets a quartermaster, Napoleon, who pretends to be a doctor of law.
Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who digs through bargain bins of early French cinema just to see what kind of weird stuff pops up. It's not a masterpiece, and it's not trying to be. If you get bored by people talking in rooms about money, skip it. If you want to see Antonin A...
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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who digs through bargain bins of early French cinema just to see what kind of weird stuff pops up. It's not a masterpiece, and it's not trying to be. If you get bored by people talking in rooms about money, skip it. If you want to see Antonin Artaud in a role that feels miles away from his usual intense theater stuff, maybe peek at it. The whole premise is just an excuse for a series of misunderstandings. Valerian is br..."
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