The "message" of the film is that in the unlikeliest of circumstances, you might find someone with some intelligence. Auguste is a gruff man who is wary of homeless people. It's not an unreasonable posture. The short provides no background on his past encounters with people of this sort, but most caution is based on a past history. In the film we are supposed to believe that Jenny, the non-conformist living on the street is intelligent and can fill his need for an employee. What is lost is that conforming to the norms of society is important in any successful business enterprise and someone who wears nose jewelry is not likely to be acceptable to most customers, regardless of the knowledge she might possess. To be successful in business, a degree of conformity to the expectations of society is necessary. This should be the real message of the film to anyone who wishes to change their situation and get a job.
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