Filmtip for a Filmtrip - Film Reviews

Max Linder is seen as the first international film star. He was the source of inspiration for slapstick comedians such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold LLoyd. Linder made more than 500 films, but unfortunately only 82 of them have been preserved. In most films, he plays the dandy Max who has all kinds of funny adventures. In this short film, Max falls in love with a somewhat erratic lady. She only wants to marry him if he can juggle. It goes without saying that he makes all kinds of attempts to learn that during the rest of the film. We see Arlette d'Umès here in the role of the potential bride. As far as I know, she has only played in 1 film. Linder, who often also directed his films, showed what he wanted from his actors once, rehearsed it once and then filmed it immediately. This film was written and directed by Camille de Morlhon, but I can imagine that he, too, did not rehearse and re-take too much. Everything looks so spontaneous. You can also see that