A French novelist passes off a African shepherdess as a princess..
Is it worth the time? Look, if you are a fan of 1930s cinema or just want to see Josephine Baker exist on screen, yes, press play. If you are looking for a nuanced take on culture or identity, keep walking. You’ll probably hate how the movie treats its central premise like a lighthearted joke, and honestly, the way the...
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"Is it worth the time? Look, if you are a fan of 1930s cinema or just want to see Josephine Baker exist on screen, yes, press play. If you are looking for a nuanced take on culture or identity, keep walking. You’ll probably hate how the movie treats its central premise like a lighthearted joke, and honestly, the way the novelist protagonist thinks he’s a genius for ‘discovering’ a human being is pretty grating. The whole thing feels like a stage play that got lost on its way to a movie set. The ..."
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