Synopsis
Lucien Lhotte is a small man in his thirties.He is a conscientious employee in a large law firm where he assiduously writes up vile and incriminating letters for divorce cases.
Unable to consider marriage for himself he puts a particularly vindictive ardour into destroying those of others. Nevertheless, one sweltering afternoon, encouraged by the voluptuous opera singer Paola Bendoni, a wealthy client from his office, he dares the gestures of love that his infirmity have kept under wrap for so long. Then begins insidiously the redemption of evil by grace ...
"... Or the descent into hell of a small man who is going to use his delightful instrument to hoffst himself into the world of big people. Only children, an a lovely summer day, will sense through this profusion of debauchery that one of thern has merged among the other men."
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The feature debut of director Yvan Le Moine, Le nain rouge (The Red Dwarf) centres on Lucien L'Hotte, a very small man in his thirties who is a conscientious clerk in a large law firm. His job consists of the assiduous invention of vile and incriminating letters for divorce cases (unable to consider marriage for himself, he
takes a particularly vindictive delight in destroying those of others).
Nevertheless, one swelteringly hot afternoon, after some encouragement by a wealthy and voluptuous client, Lucien dares to make the overtures of love that his infirmity has kept under wraps for so long. Thus begins the redemption of evil by grace.
