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* MistakenForDestitute: Marcel thinks Grandgil is a humble painter (as in "house painter") who needs as much money as he does. Turns out Grandgil is a well off artist.
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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Marcel, an unemployed taxi driver who resorts to dangerous odd jobs to survive, constantly quarrel with Grandgil, a rich and famous painter. In particular, Marcel is outraged when he realizes that Grandgil is rich and that he carried the meat with him just bacause [[ItAmusedMe it amused him]].

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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Marcel, an unemployed taxi driver who resorts to dangerous odd jobs to survive, constantly quarrel with Grandgil, a rich and famous painter. In particular, Marcel is outraged when he realizes that Grandgil is rich and that he carried the meat with him just bacause because [[ItAmusedMe it amused him]].
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* FascistsBedTime: Due to the curfew, imposed from midnight to 6am by Germans after invading France, Marcel and Grandgil often have to hide from patrols.

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* FascistsBedTime: Due to the curfew, imposed from midnight to 6am by Germans after invading France, German occupiers, Marcel and Grandgil often have to hide from patrols.



'''Jambier:''' I have already given you 5000 Francs, and now you are on your own! ''[now alone and mumbling]'' I think I will not forget that pig...

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'''Jambier:''' I have already given you 5000 Francs, and Francs! And now you are on your own! ''[now alone and mumbling]'' I think I will not forget that pig...



* ItAmusedMe: [[spoiler:Grandgil is a rich painter to begin with. He involved himself in this black market smuggling operation just for kicks.]]

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* ItAmusedMe: [[spoiler:Grandgil is a rich painter to begin with. He involved himself in this whole black market smuggling operation just for kicks.]]



* NervousWreck: Jambier, though he has reasons to be nervous given how dangerous for his business Grandgil turns out to be. It helps that he was played by Creator/LouisDeFunes, a master of this trope for French cinema.

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* NervousWreck: Jambier, though he has reasons to be nervous given how dangerous for his business Grandgil turns out to be. It helps that he was played by Creator/LouisDeFunes, who would grow into a master of this trope for French cinema.cinema in the following years.
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* BlackMarket: The war and Occupation caused a shortage of goods, meat in particular. It's a heyday for clandestine grocers such as Jambier, and smuggling goods is extremely dangerous due to both the French police and patrols of German soldiers.

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* BlackMarket: The war and Occupation have caused a shortage of goods, goods in big cities such as Paris[[note]]countryside villages were better off for obvious reasons (farming), although Germans tended to ransack them[[/note]], and meat in particular. It's a heyday for clandestine grocers such as Jambier, and smuggling goods is extremely dangerous due to both the French police and patrols of German soldiers.
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* {{Shopkeeper}}: When Grandgil is recruited by Martin to replace his partner, they both go to Jambier's Cellar where he is storing a lot of food both canned and fresh. That makes Jambier a grocer although he also is a pork butcher since his first scene is him killing a pig which his screams of agony are covered by Martin playing accordeon.
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''La Traversée de Paris'' (''The trip across Paris'') is a 1956 French film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and written by Creator/MichelAudiard. It stars Creator/{{Bourvil}}, Creator/JeanGabin and Creator/LouisDeFunes, and is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the short story]] ''La traversée de Paris'' by Marcel Aymé.

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''La Traversée de Paris'' (''The trip across Paris'') is a 1956 French film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and written by Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost and Creator/MichelAudiard. It stars Creator/{{Bourvil}}, Creator/JeanGabin and Creator/LouisDeFunes, and is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on the short story]] ''La traversée de Paris'' by Marcel Aymé.

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* DeusExMachina: In the end, Marcel and other prisoners are taken off by the Germans because a German colonel was murdered by LaResistance. He thinks that he will be summarily executed in retaliation for the murder. The epilogue shows that [[spoiler:he survives]] and does not tell us how.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Besides the epilogue, the events of the film happen during one single night.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Marcel gets deported to the STO, but survives]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Marcel survives the war, but gets deported to small jobs and still carries the STO, but survives]].others' suitcases]].



* GetOut: After the famous HamToHamCombat scene, Jambier is pratcically kicking out Martin and Grandgil out of his cave.

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* GetOut: After the famous HamToHamCombat scene, Jambier is pratcically practically kicking out Martin and Grandgil out of his cave.



* {{Hypocrite}}: Jambier is outraged when Martin demands 600 Francs who the ham delivery and accuse him of taking advantage of him. And this coming from someone who owns a lot of food and is pretty active on the black market.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Jambier is outraged when Martin demands 600 Francs who for the ham delivery and accuse accuses him of taking advantage of him. And this coming from someone who owns a lot of food and is pretty active on the black market.



* {{Shopkeeper}}: When Grandgil is recruited by Martin to replace his partner, they both go to Jambier's Cellar where he is storing a lot of food both canned and fresh. That makes Jambier a grocer although he also is a pork butcher since his first scene is him killing a pig which his screams of agony are covered by Martin playing accordeon.


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* {{Shopkeeper}}: When Grandgil is recruited by Martin to replace his partner, they both go to Jambier's Cellar where he is storing a lot of food both canned and fresh. That makes Jambier a grocer although he also is a pork butcher since his first scene is him killing a pig which his screams of agony are covered by Martin playing accordeon.
* SlobsVersusSnobs: Marcel, an unemployed taxi driver who resorts to dangerous odd jobs to survive, constantly quarrel with Grandgil, a rich and famous painter. In particular, Marcel is outraged when he realizes that Grandgil is rich and that he carried the meat with him just bacause [[ItAmusedMe it amused him]].
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* ThoseWackyNazis: Feared by all characters. Marcel asks Grandgil to help him because his partner just got arrested by the Gestapo.

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* ThoseWackyNazis: Feared by all characters. StateSec: Marcel asks Grandgil to help him because his partner just got arrested by the Gestapo.UsefulNotes/TheGestapo.
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* GetOut: After the mythical HamToHamCombat scene, Jambier is pratcically kicking out Martin and Grandgil out of his cave.

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* GetOut: After the mythical famous HamToHamCombat scene, Jambier is pratcically kicking out Martin and Grandgil out of his cave.
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-->'''Grandgil:''' Look at that cutie... with his drunkard face full of greyish and flabby flesh... flabby, flabby everywhere ! Won't you change your bloody face someday ? And what about the shrew, all made of gelatin and lard, with her three chins, her boobs sagging on her paunch... Fifty years old each, a hundred for both, a whole century of dumbassery ! What the hell are you even doing in this world, for Chrissakes ? Aren't you ashamed of existing ?\\

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-->'''Grandgil:''' Look at that cutie... with his drunkard face full of greyish and flabby flesh... flabby, flabby everywhere ! Won't you change your bloody face someday ? And what about the shrew, all made of gelatin and lard, with her three chins, her boobs sagging on her paunch... Fifty years old each, a hundred for both, a whole century of dumbassery ! What the hell are you even doing in this world, for Chrissakes ? Aren't you ashamed of existing ?\\?
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'''Grandgil:''' Look at that cutie... with his drunkard face full of greyish and flabby flesh... flabby, flabby everywhere ! Won't you change your bloody face someday ? And what about the shrew, all made of gelatin and lard, with her three chins, her boobs sagging on her paunch... Fifty years old each, a hundred for both, a whole century of dumbassery ! What the hell are you even doing in this world, for Chrissakes ? Aren't you ashamed of existing ?\\

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'''Grandgil:''' -->'''Grandgil:''' Look at that cutie... with his drunkard face full of greyish and flabby flesh... flabby, flabby everywhere ! Won't you change your bloody face someday ? And what about the shrew, all made of gelatin and lard, with her three chins, her boobs sagging on her paunch... Fifty years old each, a hundred for both, a whole century of dumbassery ! What the hell are you even doing in this world, for Chrissakes ? Aren't you ashamed of existing ?\\

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