Chapter 10 La Discrète
Summary
La Discrète is that dangerous thing: a low-budget, auteur film, from a first-time director, with an unknown cast, that pleased audiences and made lots of money. As such it has been a model and inspiration for dozens of similarly low-budget, first-time projects, all of which have failed.
La Discrète's success is certainly a credit to the film's qualities and the filmmaker's skills. It is a good-natured comedy, with an immensely charming leading actress who captured audience's hearts. But it must also be admitted that its arrival in the market was well-timed and that, as regards the mood of the audience and the calibre of the other films on release, it had luck on its side. The director and the producer subsequently ...
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