Is it worth your time? Look, if you have patience for black-and-white French films where half the runtime is just people sitting in chairs arguing about money, you’ll dig this. It’s for the folks who prefer their humor dry as a bone and their protagonists fundamentally spineless. If you need a movie where the good guy ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Marcel Pagnol
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you have patience for black-and-white French films where half the runtime is just people sitting in chairs arguing about money, you’ll dig this. It’s for the folks who prefer their humor dry as a bone and their protagonists fundamentally spineless. If you need a movie where the good guy saves the day and stays pure, you are going to absolutely hate Topaze. Seriously, don't bother. The film opens with this incredibly stifling classroom setting. You can practically..."
Marcel Pagnol
France
