
Sign of the Lion
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Release Date
5/3/1962Runtime
103 minsGenres
Overview
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
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A portrait of an American drifter in Paris whose optimism and delusion spiral downward when his financial props collapse, shot with the observant eye of a Parisian street realist.
Mood
WistfulBittersweetMelancholic
Themes
AmbitionIdentityClassFriendship
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear

Jess Hahn
Pierre Wesselrin

Michèle Girardon
Dominique Laurent

Van Doude
Jean-François Santeuil

Paul Bisciglia
Willy
Gilbert Edard
Michel Caron

Christian Alers
Philippe

Paul Crauchet
Fred
Jill Olivier
Cathy
Sophie Perrault
Chris

Stéphane Audran
La Patronne de l'Hôtel

Jean Le Poulain
Le Clochard

Jean-Marie Arnoux
(uncredited)
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