Sophisticated romantic comedy of suspicious husbands, straying wives, handsome lovers, with various misunderstandings thrown in for good measure. (Including a gender-reversal of the old Pirandello plot twist from "The Late Mathias Pascal" of the protagonist changing identities after supposedly perishing in a train wreck.
If you have seventy minutes to spare and a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white French people screaming at each other in tiny train compartments, then yes, Une petite femme dans le train is absolutely worth your time. It’s a silly, light-as-air 1932 farce that will delight anyone who loves old-school theater antics, bu...
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"If you have seventy minutes to spare and a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white French people screaming at each other in tiny train compartments, then yes, Une petite femme dans le train is absolutely worth your time. It’s a silly, light-as-air 1932 farce that will delight anyone who loves old-school theater antics, but if you can't stand theatrical screeching or plotlines built entirely on people refusing to just talk to each other, you will probably want to throw your remote at the screen. 🚂 ..."
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