Paris 1930. After fleeing the Soviet Revolution, General Ouratieff and his wife Tatiana have emigrated to the French capital and, although they have deposited a huge sum of money entrusted by the Tsar in the Banque de France, they now work as domestics.
Should you watch this? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for black-and-white comedies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule. If you need pacing that matches modern standards, you’re going to be bored in about ten minutes. But if you like watching people act very stiffly while hiding very large secr...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jacques Deval
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"Should you watch this? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for black-and-white comedies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule. If you need pacing that matches modern standards, you’re going to be bored in about ten minutes. But if you like watching people act very stiffly while hiding very large secrets, it’s a weirdly charming way to burn an hour. It’s the 1930s. Paris is fancy. But our leads, the General and his wife, are busy scrubbing floors. The logic of it all They hav..."
Jacques Deval
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