A Masterpiece!

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

In what appears to be an homage to 1930s screwball comedies, rival factions of France's secret service are trying to discredit each other, so they need a pawn, but the orders are to choose any random person. So, they find a musician (Pierre Richard) wearing different color shoes and proceed to turn his life upside down. Some of the funniest scenes are their recordings of his personal life, and what the peripheral characters must be thinking when they hear the recordings! I've seen a few French films from the late '60s and early '70s, although I can't claim to be a connoisseur. But from what I can tell, "Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire" - called "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in English - constitutes a formidable representation of the screen's new permissiveness of the era (just check out the woman's dress in that one scene!). The American remake "The Man with One Red Shoe" starring Tom Hanks obviously wasn't quite the same, but still provided a few laughs.All in all, a laugh riot.

first, excuse me for my English bur i didn't write in this language since 2 years. This movie was one of the best i've ever seen. Pierre Richard is the same as usual, with all its "tics" like : - his face with a little smile and look like someone which don't have any idea of what he's making here ! - its clothes are always out of fashion or completely "vintage" Moreover, the french version is more interesting because it's the VO so he "word games" are respected. In fact, all the characters are good in this movie, they all see to be exactly what they seem to be. The men who are supposed to be secret agents are too much : their raincoats and their shoes couldn't have been better than this. then, the music sound is one of the best i know. i can sing this song all the day without any problem.

This movie is certainly one of the best I've seen. Just delighting. Like some journalists like to say: Two tumbs up and if your an alien, 3 or 4 tumbs up! Today, movies like this are rare. If you like it you should see the second one: Return of the Tall Blond with One Black Shoe. As good as the first one!

The film is real pleasure, masterpiece in its genre. Dynamic scenario, delightful music and of course excellent actors Pierre Richard, Mireille Darc Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort acting as a team. Very 'aerial' and sunny film. The film is one of the best and unforgettable films of my childhood and I like it today. 'Grand blond' was a best-seller in Soviet Union and it did not lose its charm now.