Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for creaky, pre-war French slapstick. If you enjoy movies where people yell over each other for an hour while wearing very uncomfortable-looking suits, you'll be happy. If you prefer, say, the tighter pacing of The Lost Romance, you might want to ski...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for creaky, pre-war French slapstick. If you enjoy movies where people yell over each other for an hour while wearing very uncomfortable-looking suits, you'll be happy. If you prefer, say, the tighter pacing of The Lost Romance, you might want to skip this one entirely. The whole thing moves like it's trying to win a race. It’s a stage play trapped in a movie camera, and you can practically hear the floorboards creaking. Not..."
Roger Féral, Alfred Athis, Tristan Bernard, Jacques Monteux
France
1934 · IMDb —
