Is this worth the trouble? If you have a soft spot for heavy-handed, old-school French melodrama, maybe. If you want something that moves faster than a glacier in winter, stay far away. You will probably hate it if you get annoyed by characters who make every single decision based on pure, unadulterated suffering. Hon...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
René Sti
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"Is this worth the trouble? If you have a soft spot for heavy-handed, old-school French melodrama, maybe. If you want something that moves faster than a glacier in winter, stay far away. You will probably hate it if you get annoyed by characters who make every single decision based on pure, unadulterated suffering. Honestly, watching The Bread Peddler felt a bit like reading a Victorian penny dreadful that someone decided to film on a budget. It is intense, sure, but it is the kind of intensity ..."
Xavier de Montépin, René Sti, Jules Dornay, Georges Berr
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