Movie Review

The tall story told by ‘Eiffel’ is a towering disappointment

Veering wildly from historical accuracy with a made-up love story about how the famous Paris tower got its shape, 'Eiffel' is sentimental nonsense

07 August 2022 - 00:00

For 133 years, Paris' 330m-high tower has been one of the world’s most iconic monuments, named after Gustave Eiffel, the engineer who designed and built it...

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