A charismatic thief makes friends with a bankrupt baron who comes to live in the thief's slum. Meanwhile the thief seeks the love of a young woman, who is held emotionally captive by her slumlord family.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a cold, wet blanket in the best way possible, then yes. It is a dense, smoky, claustrophobic experience. If you are looking for a breezy escape, stay far away from this basement. It is not going to cheer you up. There is this moment near the middle where the noi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jean Renoir
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like a cold, wet blanket in the best way possible, then yes. It is a dense, smoky, claustrophobic experience. If you are looking for a breezy escape, stay far away from this basement. It is not going to cheer you up. There is this moment near the middle where the noise just stops. You know the kind—the frantic, shouting mess of the slum clears out, and you are left with just two people talking about nothing in particular. It feels like the mov..."
Charles Spaak, Maxim Gorky, Yevgeni Zamyatin, Jean Renoir, Jacques Companéez
France
