Film

Slapstick 2019: Les Deux Timides

Director
René Clair
Certificate
12A
Running Time
66 mins

A mouse running across a courtroom causes a shy, inexperienced lawyer called Frémissi to lose a case – and almost to lose his lovely fiancée, Cécile. Deux timides? Yep, the other one is his prospective father-in-law, M. Thibaudier.

Lavishly restored by Cinémathèque Française, this sublime 1928 René Clair romp – his final silent film – is actually based on a wordy Labiche-Michel farce. Clair skilfully removes any need for dialogue to produce a silent comedy classic. This Slapstick Festival screening is introduced by film historian Kevin Brownlow and features live musical accompaniment by Guenter A. Buchwald, Romano Todesco and Frank Bockius.

By robin askew, Monday, Dec 10 2018

Tags:

  • Comedy
  • Festival Screening

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