The Story of a Cheat
1936
Oh my god, what a snore. This film is one of those artsy, boring, French films that pretentious people praise for its "rawness".
This movie is acted out like it is silent, but there is a constant narration in the background. It also starts out introducing the cast and crew like some sort of eighties sitcom. This film follows the life of a boy who discovers that cheating can actually be quite fruitful. It is one of those "am I supposed to be laughing right now?" type films. When done correctly, these kind of movies can be really fun but this movie botched that technique. There was also a really long scene talking about Monaco, towns, and cities which felt like one of those cultural videos I had to watch in high school French classes.
As boring as Magnolia. You get the picture...
RATING: **---
Interesting Facts:
Credits were spoken and not written.
Too obscure for much trivia. Sorry!!
Jeunet reference this movie, at least in style.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was pretty great.
ReplyDeleteI think the introduction of cast and crew at the beginning was creating a mood for cheating, that nothing you see is ever real, just some actors in front of cameras.