The response to GAROU GAROU LE PASSE MURAILLE
Fernandel was one of my favourite comedy French actor. I agree that he did not play only in masterpieces and this one is lousy, but it remains entertaining and that's the first thing that audiences expect from such material. Don't forget that GAROU GAROU LE PASSE MURAILLE, starring Bourvil, was relased the same year: 1951, with a similar kind of plot. It is purely French humor, not necessarily understable for foreign audiences; after all humor is rarely made for export. Because here dialogues are more important than gags or visual scenes, it is not Laurel and Hardy nor Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin, far from that. Fernandel justifies to spend time with this gentle junk. I can not imagine many Americans or many foreign viewers watching or even searching for it.
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- 23 अक्टू॰ 2022