Doors of Glory

Doors of Glory

2001 · 89 min · FR · 5.0 (24 votes)
Dir. Christian Merret-Palmair · Starring Benoît Poelvoorde, Michel Duchaussoy, Etienne Chicot, Yvon Back, Julien Boisselier, Jean-Luc Bideau · Music Alexandre Desplat
DramaComedy

A young man joins a team of experimented door-to-door salesmen, who teach him how to sell an expensive encyclopedia to modest homes that have no use for it.

VIBE

This film feels like a bleak, darkly funny look at the American dream's underbelly. It's a cynical, character-driven piece that exposes the desperation and moral compromises made in the pursuit of success, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

cynicaldarkly comedicsatiricalunsettlingsteadyindie dramacharacter studygritty realismcapitalismdisillusionmentmoralitysocial critique
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