

Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed in a dream, yeah, maybe. People who get annoyed by plot contrivances or slow, theatrical pacing should probably skip it. It’s not exactly The Simple Life, but it’s got that same gentle, slightly dizzy vibe. Gyul...

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

Emil Martonffi

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed in a dream, yeah, maybe. People who get annoyed by plot contrivances or slow, theatrical pacing should probably skip it. It’s not exactly The Simple Life, but it’s got that same gentle, slightly dizzy vibe. Gyula Kabos is basically the whole reason this works. He has this way of looking at the camera like he’s just realized he left the stove on, and it’s brilliant. There’s a scene about ..."
Ida Turay
Emil Martonffi, Imre Füredi
Hungary

1936 · IMDb 5.9

