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The movie has been recentrly restored for a 4k release, and waow! Now it is finally possible to enjoy the movie the way it was intended, and maybe even better than in its original theater form.

Most of the existing reviews emphasize the bad dubbing and the poor quality of the print. I am French so I can fully enjoy the dialogues that do make sense especially when combined with the images in their whole glory with vivid colors.

All Nouvelle Vague classics are getting restored, one after another and pretty much like Pierrot the fool, you have not watched the real movie if it was not from a 4k remaster.

The story about a young girl becoming suddendly so famous that she gets chased by paparazzis until she gets carried away, is very well executed and contrary to what some think, very plausible. It did happen many times even in Europe during the 60's.

Very recommended if you like Nouvelle Vague movies and are a fan a Brigitte Bardot.

French directors are famous for comedy movies that are usually a bit too suptile for the regular american comedy audience, in other words, a bit too elitist for foreign viewers. It is often really funny but you need to be used to the genre or born in the country to really appreciate them. Also, the government backed funding system has the perverse consequence to produce movies that can be easily labelled as "French" and anything that tends to imitate american gag comedies like the ZAZ ones are usually vividly critized.

So if you are looking for a very entertaining spoof comedy, regardless of its origin you are at the right place. You will have a good time and according to me that is the minimum a movie shall give to you. Now, it is not the century masterpiece for sure but so what?

The movie begins like many other low budget french comedies: unoriginal story, bad acting, unfunny jokes, terrible photography, same worn out french actors. And then the story takes off at the same time as the main character. The movie turns into a simple and humble love comedy, full of neat ideas. I think Jerome Commandeur should stick to comedy scripts only and find other people to direct and act. Definitely not the next film of the year award flick, but should be good enough to make you smile a few times. If this was (re)made by an Hollywood studio with a few big names, I can easily see it turn into a commercial success.