Name: La soupe à la grimace
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954-12-12
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Georges Marchal, Maria Mauban, Noël Roquevert

Where the danger is double and the pleasures are few.

A career which began in 1947 with another version of "Fantomas" and ended with the very first 0SS 117 spy thriler( "OSS 117 n'est pas mort" ):in his ten-year directing time, Jean Sacha never produced anything memorable,although some people have a warm spot for "cet homme est dangereux " (1953)

"La soupe à la grimace " (= a frosty reception" ) is a misnomer for what is essentially an adventure yarn supposedly taking place in South America where a man and his wife vie for the exploitation of their gold (or platinum,the screenwriters do not seem to make up their mind)mines ; on the lady side's a manly mining engineer : George Marchal was ideally cast in this virile part ;and Maria Mauban was equally convincing as his authoritarian boss, at a time the macho spirit was dominant .Noel Roquevert is almost an oddity in this context, but he's got a surprise in store for the hero.

For all these good actors, the movie does not make it :blame it on a muddled screenplay ,which uses repeated murders and sudden new developments at such a speed it's often hard to make sense of these plots and subplots.

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The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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