Jean Renoir continues French cinema’s path of actually discussing sexuality and social norms in this film. He focuses on these real life family issues that affect everyone and were being challenged in the age of modernity of the 1930’s. I would place this film in the same category as L’Atlante, A nous la liberte, etc…, french films that openly discuss the changing nature of people in an increasingly industrialized and educated world. This film was a fun little romantic exploration. It doesn't have as much gravitas in terms of the premise and plot as L'Atlante which has a lot more inherent conflict but the film does keep you entertained in each scene and raises serious issues between the characters that they thoroughly discuss. France itself was on a political bout of reform so it made sense with the current political landscape of the time that the filmmakers would be so willing to deep dive into these cultural and social issues, especially ones exploring the role of men and women relative to each other in an era where women could choose more freely their love lives.