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Title: Sweet/Sad -- worth watching
Review: A chance to see Jacques Tati in a very early (1945) appearance. Silvie (Odette Joyeux) is turning 16. All her life she has dreamed of the family ghost (Tati) who died in a duel over her grandmother. Now, at 16, she is under pressure to leave childish things behind. Her father engages an actor to play the final appearance of the phantom. Arriving at the same time are a young man in love with Silvie, as well as a burgler. All three agree to play the phantom for their own reasons.You can imagine the opportunities for confusion. (Don't forget the real phantom is running around this wonderful castle, too.) The scene is set, the birthday ball is about to begin...Minor flaws like incomplete subtitles and the primitive special effects made me rate it a 4, but it probably deserves a 5.
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