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Workers for the Good Lord
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Wikipedia article
'Workers for the Good Lord' is a 2000 French crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Stanislas Merhar, Raphale Godin, Emil Abossolo-Mbo, Paulette Dubost and Coralie Revel. The film was chosen by 'Cahiers du Cinma' as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000.
Plot
Elodie, tired of her husband Fred's generous ways, endangering the family's finances, dumps him when he gets fired. Emotionally devastated, he turns into a modern Robin Hood, robbing a post office to help a beggar, and escapes in a stolen car with Sandrine, who has long had a crush on him. They meet Maguette, an African prince turned into a penniless exile. Together the three head south.
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Critical reception
Lisa Nesselson of 'Variety' described the film as "a radical genre pastiche", "over the top", "extravagantly lensed, socio-romantic experiment" adding, "It's so bad it's good."
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