Sunday, June 16, 2013

loved Populaire, a French romantic comedy

Not sure I was ready for the many typing competitions we watched, but I was happy to be transported back to the fashions of late 1950's in France. The country girl, 21-year-old Rose wanted more than her planned engagement to the village mechanic. She set off to become a secretary, with hopes of falling for her boss and escaping her past. Thankfully she could type fast and it seems that her boss, Louis needed her to win for his own reasons... Although they fall for each other, he cannot accept her, for a whole set of personal inadequacies, so we see her decide to compete for her own challenge. Of course there is a happy ending and as it takes place in America, the French indulge us with a very American ending, which at first is a little annoying, but later I realised it was a comedic tool...

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