....problem was there was not enough groundwork laid per how Stavisky came to wield such influence. Sasha Stavisky was nothing more than an elevated 'Ponzi' - buying influence and stealing millions.
There were riots, as noted by another reviewer after Stavisky's death, in Paris, that did result in deaths. I wish the film had gone deeper in showing the horrific impact of what the First World War did to Europe - Trotsky was sanitized in this film - yes he had arrived from the Prinkipo Islands (Turkey) and yes he was hounded by Stalin until he was murdered in 1940 in Mexico. But the problem was the script - they include Trostky but they make no mention of who he was - the former COC of the Red Army and a cold blooded murderer - (Kronstadt, Tsaritsyn, Ekaterinberg...). I will say they at least showed the usual addiction young people have to leftists but there is never an older person aware of the fraud the young adore.
France has a well deserved reputation of offering asylum even with strings attached i.e. Trotsky and Stavisky. The killings Jan. 2014 in Paris by the Muslim terrorists is proof why it is wise to be armed.
I found the acting adequate but the script was weak - it reminded me of a 'watchable' version of Bobby Dangerfield. No real analysis of Stavisky's moves but a constant sub rosa message for how cruelly a bolshevik was forced to leave France.
There were riots, as noted by another reviewer after Stavisky's death, in Paris, that did result in deaths. I wish the film had gone deeper in showing the horrific impact of what the First World War did to Europe - Trotsky was sanitized in this film - yes he had arrived from the Prinkipo Islands (Turkey) and yes he was hounded by Stalin until he was murdered in 1940 in Mexico. But the problem was the script - they include Trostky but they make no mention of who he was - the former COC of the Red Army and a cold blooded murderer - (Kronstadt, Tsaritsyn, Ekaterinberg...). I will say they at least showed the usual addiction young people have to leftists but there is never an older person aware of the fraud the young adore.
France has a well deserved reputation of offering asylum even with strings attached i.e. Trotsky and Stavisky. The killings Jan. 2014 in Paris by the Muslim terrorists is proof why it is wise to be armed.
I found the acting adequate but the script was weak - it reminded me of a 'watchable' version of Bobby Dangerfield. No real analysis of Stavisky's moves but a constant sub rosa message for how cruelly a bolshevik was forced to leave France.