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A romantic portrait of the crowded tenements of Paris, a street singer and a gangster vie for the love of a beautiful young woman. This witty exploration of love and human foibles, told primarily through song, captures the flamboyant atmosphere of the city with sophisticated visuals and groundbreaking use of the new technology of movie sound. (official distributor synopsis)
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The idea itself is simply brilliant. Let people freeze. They will simply stand still, as if time has stopped. Only a few chosen ones will move. Why did this happen? Or even better: What will they do when they suddenly have incredible possibilities - they can steal, hurt, wreak havoc. No, the film is not explicit in any way, that probably wasn't possible at the time, it is also rather playful, but as a sci-fi of its time, it is truly fantastic.
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