A timid and naive schoolteacher who teaches his pupils honesty, is taken advantage of but when a crooked aristocrat involves him in a business scheme, he enjoys the dishonesty for a change..
Is this for you? If you like movies that feel like a stage play—where the dialogue does all the heavy lifting—you’ll probably dig Topaze. It is not for people who need constant movement or big, loud set pieces. If you get annoyed by characters who are too pathetic, you might want to skip this one because the lead spend...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Louis J. Gasnier
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"Is this for you? If you like movies that feel like a stage play—where the dialogue does all the heavy lifting—you’ll probably dig Topaze. It is not for people who need constant movement or big, loud set pieces. If you get annoyed by characters who are too pathetic, you might want to skip this one because the lead spends a good chunk of the movie being a complete doormat. Honestly, the first twenty minutes felt a little slow. It’s just this guy, Topaze, being so incredibly good-natured that you ..."
Louis J. Gasnier, Léopold Marchand, Marcel Pagnol
France
