... but just a very lazy beginning, I rated it with a generous 5, thanks to a few details I love.
First, the atmosphere of the rising car industry with those old garages decorated with enamel plates of brands of car, oil, lamps, ... And you see old french racing cars (Licorne, Amilcar, Lombard, ...) on the Autodrome of Linas-Montlhéry. There is a wonderful travelling with all these cars on the starting line. Of course, you see several views of the Autodrome. I also recognized next to Montlhéry an old very narrow road which is now a large expressway with thousands cars rushing on it. All that added, it makes "Le Bidon d'Or" a wonderful document on car industry in the 1930's.
And second, you have Raymond Cordy as the "titi parisien" being a street seller and fleeing the police. He meets an old friend, Pierre Dac (first movie) and there go disasters.
If you like old french cars, try to find "Casse-cou, Mademoiselle" directed by Christian Stengel, I just reviewed it, it's splendid, I wish I could get a print.
First, the atmosphere of the rising car industry with those old garages decorated with enamel plates of brands of car, oil, lamps, ... And you see old french racing cars (Licorne, Amilcar, Lombard, ...) on the Autodrome of Linas-Montlhéry. There is a wonderful travelling with all these cars on the starting line. Of course, you see several views of the Autodrome. I also recognized next to Montlhéry an old very narrow road which is now a large expressway with thousands cars rushing on it. All that added, it makes "Le Bidon d'Or" a wonderful document on car industry in the 1930's.
And second, you have Raymond Cordy as the "titi parisien" being a street seller and fleeing the police. He meets an old friend, Pierre Dac (first movie) and there go disasters.
If you like old french cars, try to find "Casse-cou, Mademoiselle" directed by Christian Stengel, I just reviewed it, it's splendid, I wish I could get a print.
