Watches
January 03, 2022
I'm quite surprised by the critical acclaim this film received. While watching, it felt like a local production, made for a local audience. I wouldn't have been surprised if this had been a TV production. Winning a Golden Lion is no simple feat though, so some people clearly saw something more than I did.
A drunk and homeless man bumps into a stranger. He sees potential in the bum, and gives him 200 francs, certain that he'll spend the money well. The drunk is grateful, and the money changes his life, but whenever he tries to make good on his promise to pay the money back, something gets in the way.
Hauer's performance is pretty poor (playing an onscreen drunk rarely goes well), but it's the cheesy, somewhat listless direction that really hampers the film. The cinematography is dull, the soundtrack is horrible, and the drama comes off as overly sentimental. A pretty horrible film.