No one does poverty like the French. A close-to-perfect film which manages to be both breezy and devastating. It sucks to be poor, but if you have the right attitude, it may be the only liberation modern society offers. B.S., yes, I agree, but Renoir and Company sell it well. Marvelous.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
