When an up-and-coming singer's career is jeopardized by morphine addiction, her brother takes on the ruthless dope pushers who are intent on keeping her hooked..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch Stupéfiants if you are a completionist for Peter Lorre or just have a weird obsession with pre-war French melodrama. If you prefer your pacing to be snappy and your plot points to make sense from start to finish, you will hate this. It is a slow, smoky, a...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Kurt Gerron
Harley Knoles
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch Stupéfiants if you are a completionist for Peter Lorre or just have a weird obsession with pre-war French melodrama. If you prefer your pacing to be snappy and your plot points to make sense from start to finish, you will hate this. It is a slow, smoky, and occasionally frustrating slog. But there is a vibe here that is hard to ignore. It is heavy. It feels like a fever dream that has been sitting in a damp basement for eighty yea..."
Peter Lorre
Philipp Lothar Mayring, Georges Neveux, Fritz Zeckendorf
Germany
