: He discovers he has been disinherited. With his friends away on summer vacation, he descends into homelessness and desperation.
(Το Σημάδι του Λέοντος) is the 1962 feature debut of French New Wave master Éric Rohmer . Unlike his later, talk-heavy "Moral Tales," this is a visual, almost documentary-style "street movie" about luck and survival in a hostile Paris. The Story: A Fall from Grace : He discovers he has been disinherited
: Believing he has inherited a fortune from a wealthy aunt, he racks up debt to throw a lavish party. Unlike his later, talk-heavy "Moral Tales," this is
: Pierre Wesselrin (played by Jess Hahn), a boisterous, middle-aged bohemian musician living in Paris. : A study of astrological fate versus reality,
: A study of astrological fate versus reality, as Pierre's "Leo" luck seemingly abandons him during a scorching Parisian August. Why it's a Classic