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Happy New Year

1973 · 1h 55m · PG Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by Claude Lelouch

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Overview

Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.

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Rotten

More baloney from Claude Lelouch.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten

It bubbles occasionally, but like low-calorie club soda.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

Any exploration of such cynicism is largely dissipated by the surfeit of Gallic charm.

Time Out

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