Slapstick inheritance comedy based on the confusion between twin brothers, both played by the great Raimu who also plays their father..
Is this actually worth the watch? If you're into dusty, theatrical French comedies from the thirties, yeah, sure. It’s a total relic, but there's a certain charm in watching an actor try to carry a whole movie by talking to himself in different wigs. If you need your comedies to move fast or make any sense, skip it. Yo...
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"Is this actually worth the watch? If you're into dusty, theatrical French comedies from the thirties, yeah, sure. It’s a total relic, but there's a certain charm in watching an actor try to carry a whole movie by talking to himself in different wigs. If you need your comedies to move fast or make any sense, skip it. You will probably find the whole thing exhausting. 🙄 The Raimu Show It’s honestly kind of impressive how much screen presence Raimu has, even when he’s just acting against thin air..."
Georges Paulais
Jean Alley, Tristan Bernard, Georges Friedland, Robert Bresson
France
1928 · IMDb 6.4
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