Is this worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s French cinema—the kind that feels like it was filmed in a basement filled with cigarette smoke and heavy velvet curtains—then sure, pull up a chair. But if you need your pacing to be snappy or your plots to make perfect sense by the third act, you’re going to b...
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"Is this worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s French cinema—the kind that feels like it was filmed in a basement filled with cigarette smoke and heavy velvet curtains—then sure, pull up a chair. But if you need your pacing to be snappy or your plots to make perfect sense by the third act, you’re going to be frustrated. This one is for the patient folks, or maybe just the ones who like watching Pierre Renoir chew through a scene like it's his last meal. 🕰️ Honestly, the whole thing..."
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