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We never quite understand why the wealthy business man falls for the plain secretary. The message probably is that beauty is only skin deep and that there are more important aspects. But then the narrative totally disinetgrates and there are just a number of tragic or funny scenes strung together. You just watch and don't empathize with anyine because very soon every person becomes a carricature. I actually don't vene remember how the film ends because I couldn't care less. It is one of the less successful collaborations of Blier and Depardieu. The three stars are just for Carole Bouquet looking good.

I'm always amazed at the fact that the plot of the average Rollin film fits on the back a stamp and yet he manages to create really atmospheric and genuinely suspenseful films. As in Grapes of Death the story is about an environmental desaster and in this case about the cover up. Again he uses his muse Brigitte Lahaie as one of the principal actresses. I genuinely think that Lahaie is actually a good actress. Shame she never got the success in mainsteam films she deserved. The film contains gratuitous sex and violence. But beisdes that it's a very atmospheric and creepy film. Rollin does not use the stereotypical dark old building as setting for the apocalyptic story but a well lit modern high rise which gives the film an original tone. The ending is tragic but surprisngly romantic for Rollin.