El desierto de Pigalle

... but with something more : very punchy and slang dialogues by the local thugs and prostitutes, sometimes even shocking, especially in the mouth of Annie Girardot who cannot choose her side or the pimp Maurice played by the director Leo Joannon himself. If you forget the stupid ending, you get caught by this revolution against this prostitution market, revolution led by the priest of the Salvation Army (nice Pierre Trabaud). And still great settings of vintage restaurants.