Pot Bouille (1957)

Second viewing; first seen on December 23, 1994

Based on the novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1882.

U.S. title: Lovers of Paris
Approximate title translation: Stew Pot

A young man from a small town arriving in Paris for the first time takes a room with a relative at an apartment building and a job at a fabric shop. He is handsome and very interested in women; they reciprocate in various ways and degrees.

A light critique of the bourgeoisie, not badly done. It's hard to positively criticize this film, because I do not see faults in it, except if you consider it a fault the fact that it does not really go anywhere. But it is not unpleasant, apart perhaps from a certain monotony in its parade of adulteries and seductions.

Rating: 57 (down from 64)