• Renoir’s first sound film
  • There is some really nice work with some of what would come to be known as the Renoir trademarks- he does a great job doing a shot, tracking the action, reframing, and doing it again. It’s simple but revolutionary in 1931, elegant and powerful
  • Really shows off Michel Simon’s range when you compare his weak character here and Boudu the following year
  • What looks like a hand-held camera working and tracking during the waltz scene- very well done
  • Framing in the window with the flower bed in the bottom of the mise-en-scene- goes back to it later and then for the 3rd time during the epic murder scene
  • Very nice touch with the punch and judy intro
  • This is a harsh and ugly serious film for a Renoir film
  • Great tracking show of men in a row drinking
  • Top 5 of the year quality
  • Must-See