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Actors: Albert Préjean, Polla Illéry, Gaston Modot, Edmond T. Gréville
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Under the Roofs of Paris |
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UNDER THE ROOFS OF PARIS is a movie written and directed by franch director René Clair in 1930.
A street singer falls in love with a beautiful Romanian girl. As he's on the verge to ask her to marry him, he's wrongly accused of burglary and has to spend some weeks in prison. Meanwhile, the young girl falls in love with his best friend.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Under the Roofs of Paris |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- matchbreaker interference
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- prison
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
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