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2 January 1930 (USA) morePlot Keywords:
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Technically masterful, but light on content moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Albert Préjean | ... | Albert, a young street singer |
| Pola Illéry | ... | Pola, a Roumanian girl |
| Edmond T. Gréville | ... | Louis, Albert's friend |
| Bill Bocket | ... | Bill, The Big Boss |
| Gaston Modot | ... | Fred, a purse thief |
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| Raymond Aimos | ... | Thief |
| Thomy Bourdelle | ... | François, the other thief |
| Paul Ollivier | ... | Drunkard |
| Jane Pierson | ... | Fat Woman with Purse |
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"Sous les toits de Paris", a 1930 comedy/drama was René Clairs first venture into sound film making - and is already a masterful showcase for the use of sound. It is actually a blend between silent movie and talking movie with whole sections being without any sound or the dialogue turned off. In its deliberate use of sound, the movie reminded me of Fritz Lang's "M".
Also, the sets are fantastic. They show the "lower" quarters of Paris as both a fantastic place and a realist place. It gives the movie a very nice touch.
But the story isn't that fantastic. It's a simplistic plot about a man falling in love. He's getting arrested. In the meantime, his best friend falls in love with his girl. I think Clair wasn't out to write something terribly new but used this simple, yet lovely story to carry his technical idea about sound (he was at that time still a strong defender of the silent cinema). Also, he wanted to show the "other" life in Paris, the low life. And he succeeds quite well at that.
All that said, however, I have to add that this isn't my kind of film. I appreciate its virtuoso style for its time, I even might consider it a classic to some extend because it led the way for a generation of film makers - but personally, it doesn't do much for me. I watch it sort of emotionless. Overall, I'd give it a very personal
6/10