Jours tranquilles à Clichy

Hard to evaluate the film adaptation of the favorite writer and genius Henry Miller. Although it is not a cinematic masterpiece, considering the atmosphere in which I watched the film, I have to give it four stars. And I think if everyone treated watching this film the same way, they would also give it four stars :-) (26.05.2009)

In the case of Quiet Days in Clichy, there's hardly any plot to speak of = the story, if one could call it strong, is absent. However, Chabrol's film is potent in its depiction of the decadent atmosphere of Parisian brothels and dives in the 1930s, the local bohemians, and the revelries of the social elite. Erotic films usually aren't worth much, whether in terms of direction or casting, but here we can see leading European actresses in nude scenes with erotic content. Overall impression: 70%. (17.06.2008)