The Crime of Monsieur Lange
DramaCrimeComedy
A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the Belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police's description: his name is Amedee Lange, and he murdered somebody in Paris. Lange was an employee in a printing works. His boss was a real bastard, swindling every one, seducing female workers... One day he fled to avoid facing his creditors, and the workers set up a cooperative to go on working. What then made Lange a killer?
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A warm, humanistic tale of ordinary people banding together against a cruel system. It feels like a spirited, optimistic fable, balancing sharp social commentary with a gentle, romantic heart. A truly charming and engaging watch.
wittycharminghopefulbittersweetsteadypoetic realismleft-wing cinemastudio-era dramasocial justicecooperationclass struggleart vs commerce
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