The sheer joy of watching films from this era are that you're pulled into the world of 1932. The penny-pinching early WB films and those subsequently produced by D Zanuck tend to focus on how the little man or little lady manage (sometimes) to survive or even achieve happiness against the dredging backdrop of the depression.
This stylish Paramount offering is the complete opposite! It's pure escapism for a bedraggled 1932 audience who don't want to be reminded of how bad their lives are. We haven't got that crushing desire and so this just doesn't work.
Seen a few of Lubitsch's later films which are heart-warming and gorgeous but this is just horrible, almost as bad as a stage musical.
......and I hate the songs!
This stylish Paramount offering is the complete opposite! It's pure escapism for a bedraggled 1932 audience who don't want to be reminded of how bad their lives are. We haven't got that crushing desire and so this just doesn't work.
Seen a few of Lubitsch's later films which are heart-warming and gorgeous but this is just horrible, almost as bad as a stage musical.
......and I hate the songs!