Rating: 4.5/5
Criterion Challenge 2022 | 3/52 | 1930s
Sensitive hearts, faithful hearts, Who shun love whither it does range, Cease to be so bitter: Is it a crime to change? If Cupid was given wings, Was it not to flitter? Beaumarchais. Le Mariage de Figaro, Acte IV. Scène X.
— Cornell, put an end to this farce! — Which one, my lord?
From The Exterminating Angel to Fraiser, this movie has its fingerprints everywhere. Every moment moves so effortlessly. The camera is fluid and adds to the comedic timing. It’s a social satire that uses the universal experience of love to ground the story.
I don’t like how they kill all those rabbits, though :(