Good King Pausole selects a wife for every day in the year, but the one played by 'Sidney Fox' protests when he spends her day searching for his favorite daughter who has eloped with a visiting airman stranded in the kingdom..
If you're into dusty old French films from the 30s, especially ones that feel like a stage play dressed up for the screen, then Les aventures du roi Pausole might just charm your socks off. But for anyone else hoping for a rollicking good time or even a coherent modern comedy, you might find yourself checking your watc...
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"If you're into dusty old French films from the 30s, especially ones that feel like a stage play dressed up for the screen, then Les aventures du roi Pausole might just charm your socks off. But for anyone else hoping for a rollicking good time or even a coherent modern comedy, you might find yourself checking your watch. It’s a definite niche watch, folks. 🕰️ So, the premise: King Pausole, a genuinely good king apparently, has a wife for every day of the year. Three hundred sixty-five! That’s ..."
Jacqueline Daix
Fernand Crommelynck, Pierre Louÿs, Henri Jeanson
France
1929 · IMDb 6.4
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