A poor vegetable peddler in Paris runs afoul of the law and finds himself ground up in the cogs of the corrupt French judicial system.
Complete credited cast: | |||
Maurice de Féraudy | ... | Jérôme Crainquebille | |
Félix Oudart | ... | L'agent 64 | |
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Jean Forest | ... | La Souris |
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Marguerite Carré | ... | Mme Laure |
Jeanne Cheirel | ... | Mme Bayard | |
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René Worms | ... | M. Lemerle |
Charles Mosnier | ... | Docteur Mathieu | |
Armand Numès | ... | Le Président - The Presiding Judge | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Françoise Rosay |
A poor vegetable peddler in Paris runs afoul of the law and finds himself ground up in the cogs of the corrupt French judicial system.
Crainquebille (1922)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
French film from director Jacques Feyder about a poor vegetable peddler (Maurice de Feraudy) who has a misunderstanding with a cop and ends up spending two weeks in jail. The peddler was loved by everyone but when he's released from prison he finds that everyone has turned their backs on him. There's a lot to like about this film but at the same time there's a lot not to like. Technically this film is near perfect. There's some terrific cinematography here and the use of tinting comes to wonderful effect. There's two scenes of fantasy, one taking place in a courtroom and the other being a nightmare sequence. Both segments are incredibly well done with a wonderful touch of surrealism that really jumps off the screen. de Feraudy is also perfect in his role and director Feyder keeps the film moving at a lightning pace. So, what's the problem? There isn't a single emotion to be found in the film. I didn't laugh, there wasn't any suspense and there was really any drama so I'm really not sure what the film was going for outside the visual quality.