An impoverished painter and his rival engage in a race across Paris to recover a jacket concealing a winning lottery ticket..


If you are looking for something to watch tonight that feels like a warm hug but also a bit like a fever dream, this is it. You should watch this if you like old-school comedies or if you just want to see how people made movies when sound was brand new. If you hate black and white movies or subtitles, you will probably...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

René Clair

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"If you are looking for something to watch tonight that feels like a warm hug but also a bit like a fever dream, this is it. You should watch this if you like old-school comedies or if you just want to see how people made movies when sound was brand new. If you hate black and white movies or subtitles, you will probably be bored out of your mind in five minutes. It is 1931 and René Clair is basically playing with his new toys. Most movies from this year, like Applause, were still trying to figur..."

Pedro Elviro
René Clair, Marcel Guillemaud, Georges Berr
France

