When an exiled Russian prince, living on the Riviera, becomes sick, he asks a friend who resembles him to pretend he is the prince, in order to protect his inheritance from vultures..
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for vintage melodrama and don’t mind the occasional stiff performance, sure, check it out. It’s for the folks who like old European settings and plots that hinge on people being way too obsessed with inheritance papers. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise or modern cynic...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for vintage melodrama and don’t mind the occasional stiff performance, sure, check it out. It’s for the folks who like old European settings and plots that hinge on people being way too obsessed with inheritance papers. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise or modern cynicism, you’re gonna hate it. 🎩 There is this moment about halfway through where the fake Prince has to keep up the charade at a party, and the tension is... well, it’s mostly just ..."
Walter Supper, Margot von Simpson, Arthur Robison
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