Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301985864
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6301985869
Label: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Manufacturer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date: 1987-02-13
Running Time: 105
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Theatrical Release Date: 1963-01-31

Customer Rating:
Summary: An enjoyable film plenty of fraternity!
Comment: Savoir vivre!. This movie tells a singular story of two peculiar personages. One of them is the owner of modest hotel, and the other a young man, plenty of illusions, with a beautiful daughter of ten years and with serious intentions to leave France and make his dreams come true in Spain.

When both men meet, they will make a solid and affective friendship. The final sequence with these nocturnal fireworks is unforgettable.

A tour de force acting with these two emblematic actors. Jean Gabin and Jean Paul Belmondo.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Quite watchable.
Comment: Translated as 'A monkey in winter', this film sees Jean Gabin continuing his dour personna as a hotelier, who recognises in a drunken hotel guest an early version of himself.
There then follow several drunken escapades, before both return to their normal, sober lifestyles.
It's quite watchable, if not exactly exciting. But, viewer, be warned: my VHS copy has a very poor quality picture - either that, or the film was deliberately shot in half-light. Also, the entire film is compressed for the TV screen, so you actually only get around 60% size.

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