IMDb plot summary: Albert is smitten for Pola but ends up wrongly committed in jail, in the meantime her affections are sought after by his friend, and on his release both love and friendship must be tested.
Directed by René Clair. Stars Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, and Edmond T. Gréville.
Under the Roofs of Paris is an early French musical romcom, about a woman who has several men chasing her, including a gangster and a street performer. There are some enjoyable musical numbers in here, but the plot is overfull and ends up leading to some confusion about what the woman in question actually wants. My favorite scene by far is a very cool shot that pans down the various floors in an apartment building, showing them all idly singing the same tune from the street singer. But that is early on in the movie, and then we get a lot of dramatic back-and-forth between the woman and her plausible love interests, and none of that is very engaging. More interesting for its historical significance, as it may have been the first filmed musical-comedy in France. Not bad, but not my favorite of this year.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
lost to 2046 (#1988 → #1990)
beat Ice Station Zebra (#2979 → #3069)
lost to Kindergarten Cop (#2484 → #2480)
beat The Lords of Salem (#2731 → #2733)
beat They Made Me a Fugitive (#2607 → #2609)
beat Buffalo Soldiers (#2545 → #2635)
beat Five Feet Apart (#2514 → #2518)
lost to Gypsy (#2499 → #2447)
lost to Trap (#2506 → #2508)
lost to The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (#2510 → #2500)
lost to Revolutionary Road (#2512 → #2501)
lost to The Year of Living Dangerously (#2513 → #2503)
Ranked #2494/3981 on my Flickchart
Flickscore™: 38.
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