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Topaze (1936)

Topaze poster
Directed by
Marcel Pagnol
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An honest, naive schoolteacher gets caught up in the world of a wealthy, scheming businessman. He learns to navigate manipulation and corruption while trying to hold onto his own morals.

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What happens

Topaze is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Alexandre Arnaudy, Sylvia Bataille and Pierre Asso. It is based on the Pagnol's own 1928 play Topaze. A separate adaptation Topaze had been directed by Louis J. Gasnier three years earlier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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