{"id":1091,"date":"2006-05-11T10:16:29","date_gmt":"2006-05-11T17:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2021-01-08T17:56:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T00:56:37","slug":"tall-blond-man-with-one-black-shoe-the-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1091","title":{"rendered":"Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe, The (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Pick out anyone you like, someone out of a crowd: the more anonymous the better.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Poster-1-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-47434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Poster-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Poster-1-95x128.jpg 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Poster-1.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA bumbling musician (Pierre Richard) is mistakenly identified as an undercover agent, and shadowed by a rival spy ring who interpret his every move as important.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;harmless French farce about a dizzy musician&#8230; who a group of spies mistakenly believe works for a rival spy gang&#8221; starts off slowly, but quickly begins to generate laughs once Pierre Richard&#8217;s hapless violinist enters the screen and is pursued by &#8220;a beautiful woman&#8221; (Mireille Darc). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Set.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary notes that &#8220;clumsy Richard keeps acting like a fool, but the spies think it&#8217;s just a clever cover.&#8221; I agree with Peary that it &#8220;contains some funny sight gags&#8221;, with the &#8220;biggest laugh com[ing] when Richard first sees [the] low, low, low-cut, backless gown Darc wears in the seduction scene.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Dress.png 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many reviewers seem to find this comedy overly &#8220;academic&#8221;, but contributors on IMDb are in agreement with me that it&#8217;s a genuinely amusing physical comedy.  Check it out for yourself.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many amusing sight gags &#8212; for instance, Richard fighting a losing battle with his own bagpipes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2-446x270.png 446w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Bagpipes2.png 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Colorful sets and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-1536x918.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2-452x270.png 452w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Tall-Blond-Man-Cinematography2.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s a gentle little farce worth seeking out. Remade with Tom Hanks as <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0089543\/\"><em>The Man with One Red Shoe <\/em>(1985)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0068655\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/08\/30\/movies\/the-tall-blond-man-with-one-black-shoe-cloak-and-dagger-and-farce.html\">NY Times Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/the-tall-blond-man-with-one-black-shoe-1972\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pick out anyone you like, someone out of a crowd: the more anonymous the better.&#8221; Synopsis: A bumbling musician (Pierre Richard) is mistakenly identified as an undercover agent, and shadowed by a rival spy ring who interpret his every move as important. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy French Films Mistaken or Hidden Identities Musicians Spies Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;harmless French farce about a dizzy musician&#8230; who a group of spies mistakenly believe works for&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1091\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1091"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47435,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1091\/revisions\/47435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}