This site is dedicated to the preservation of memory of silent films. Although they were quite important in the evolution of cinema, they remain virtually forgotten nowadays. Since the best way to understand the present is taking an attentive look at the past, here you have some movies, pictures, interviews, etc. on silent cinema. Some occasional material on sound films will also be presented. I hope you enjoy getting to know a bit more about the beauty and sheer fun of these golden oldies.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Une nuit agitée - 1912
Country: France
Language: French
Also Known As: Der kleine Störenfried (Germany)
Director: Max Linder
Writers: Louis Feuillade (story), Max Linder (scenario)
Stars: Max Linder, Stacia Napierkowska and Jane Renouardt
Production Co: S.C.A.G.L.
If you are unfamiliar with Max Linder's films, it might be worthwhile to tell you that he was the first international comedy star and that Charlie Chaplin said he learned a great deal from watching his films. In his film career, which extended from 1905 through the mid-1920s, he typically played variations on the young boulevardier.
In this one, it is his wedding night, married to the beautiful Stacia Napierkowska. He and his bride are sleeping..... and a flea keeps disturbing him. The variety of his reactions and his increasingly agitated efforts to get rid of the pest are the whole of this excellent movie. A fine introduction to this comedian.
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