A janitor rises through graft and deception to control his uncle's match factory in Sweden, building a global monopoly via manipulation and seductive allies until a beautiful woman distracts him from his precarious empire..
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school power plays or just want to see how movies handled "the mogul" archetype before it became a caricature, you'll dig this. It’s got that snappy, pre-code energy where characters say exactly what they want and act on it immediately. If you need your dramas to be su...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Howard Bretherton
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for old-school power plays or just want to see how movies handled "the mogul" archetype before it became a caricature, you'll dig this. It’s got that snappy, pre-code energy where characters say exactly what they want and act on it immediately. If you need your dramas to be subtle or slow-burning, you’re gonna have a bad time. The pacing here is like a runaway train heading straight for a brick wall. Warren William is doing a lot of heavy lifting here...."
Warren William
Houston Branch, Sidney Sutherland, Einar Thorvaldson
United States
