Under the Roofs of Paris
Sous les toits de Paris
1930 · 1h 32m · Drama, Romance · France · Rated G (JP)
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
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René Clair6.3Smart score
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buskingmusicalparis, francepickpocketsheet musicstreet singer
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