day of yore and the street of paris and order and mess and people and building and car and traffic and and . a middle age man that want to tell u a story and partly humorous and partly sad one represent a love story . the movie begin in a pretty strange way and particularly when we consider the year it be make in . it seem to be too messy and without any order and begin so much in the middle . nevertheless and the opening 5 10 minute explain what the action be go at . we soon realize that it be the main hero who speak to u and attempt to tell u something that mean much to him . yes and that be what monpti will leave in your memory most . it be a beautiful and innocent story about genuine love of two poor young people who meet by chance and fall in love . monpti ( horst buchholz ) be a young man who make a living painting picture and sell them in paris . he be lose and lonely and confuse in many situation but . happiness come to him through a young girl anne claire ( romy schneider ) whom he once meet in a park and with whom he fall in love . she be very young and beautiful and innocent but there be one problem about her which monpti do not see represent all she tell him be an illusive lie about her alleged chauffeur and wealthy family and engagement . yet and how straightforward and how naive these lie be . she live in the fantasy of wealth and feel good about it or at least more comfortable . however and their youthful love and joy comparable to kiss three orange be contrast with another couple who be considerably old and who live in luxury comparable to cold elegance and restrain emotion . this overly rich couple be there for some purpose and a the narrator tell u . the movie another advantage and except for the aforementioned story and be it many humorous moment . although monpti be rather sad in it content and sometimes even melancholic and it be fill with wonderful humor that will appeal to various viewer . i love the scene in a luxurious restaurant where monpti be so confused how to behave and how to eat be so close to flame of fire . the whole sequence with a little duck and napoleon and be also very amuse . the duck be simply all he ( monpti ) have and except for love and that he can offer anne claire lovely little napoleon lose in such a hilarious situation . consider humor and i should also mention monpti and anne claire first meeting in the park represent do i really say that . wonder the girl and the boy take everything so seriously . another aspect of the movie be the title melody and a song that monpti once put on when anne claire visit him . it have melancholy and affection but also a great fun and vitality in some part and and a a result and fit to the movie really well . the rise and decline tune indeed express the emotional state of the main hero represent hungarian in paris who find himself in the most unexpected circumstance and a poor girl who dream to be rich and independent . to this artistic aspect and i have to add the performance of the two represent romy schneider and horst buchholz . they fit a a couple and act convincingly . you just watch and feel a if it a real young couple head over heel in love . there be one more aspect that i have to mention represent the historical one . keep in mind that the film be make in 1957 in herzog studio and it be a purely german movie ( just to remind the fact that herzog be famous for many movie by ernst marischka and the director of sissi ) . yet and it put aside the style of most german and austrian movie of that time represent what we find in monpti be the lack of linear plot and there be flashback show dream and fantasy while there be a mixture of comedy and drama address social situation . the contrast put on the couple appear to represent the thought provoke problem of social discrepancy represent the rich and the poor and how the two group regard the world . dream refer to the freudian psychoanalytic theory of man with his desire and and consequently and german cinema partly contain the surreal . the lack of linear action resemble the superiority of character development to story itself . therefore and the movie be something innovative for 1950s german cinema . it be also another movie that cure romy of the sweet image of sissi and constitute a preludium to her french career ( of course not the only film do that but an important and an early one 1957 ) . monpti be a nice underrated film about simplicity and youthful joy and pure affection that all young people may get through when they only want to . it also a wonderful insight into a change introduce in cinema . highly recommended . positive .