In this playful farce by Rene Clair, a shy lawyer courts the woman he's in love with before her father unwittingly weds her to a convicted wife-abuser. Preceded by short: Georges Melies' LES FROMAGES AUTOMOBILES (1907)$12 Member/$14 Non-Membe
In this playful farce by innovative comedy provocateur rene clair, a shy trial lawyer the charmingly keaton-esque pierre batcheff must find the nerve to court the woman he's in love with before her mild-mannered father unwittingly marries her off to a convicted wife-abuser. Clair peppers the proceedings with sight gags drawn from a bottomless bag of tricks: split-screen frenzy, slow-motion absurdity, phony tragedy and pure theatrical mayhem. With live translation of french intertitles. Live accompaniment bya href=http://www.baguettequartette.org/baguette quartette/a
cast: pierre batcheff, jim gerald, vera flory, maurice de fraudy
dir: rene clair (1929, 63m)
35mm print source:a href=http://www.cinemathequefrancaise.com//cinematheque francaise/a
preceded by short: les fromages automobiles (the skipping cheeses, 1907, 6m)
with generous assistance provided by the
a href=http://www.consulfrance-sanfrancisco.org/sommaire.php3?id_rubrique=2consulate general of france in san francisco/a
program length: 75m
admission price: $12 member/$14 non-member
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