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The film has been described as luminous and full of the joys of being alive, with "some passages worthy of
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One night a seductive gangster and his two accomplices arrive, in possession of 100 million francs, the proceeds of a hold-up kept in his suitcase. The noble family intend to ensure that the opportunity to get their hands on this loot should not be missed, while the gangster may not be in such a
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