Der Florentiner Hut
Directed by:
René ClairCast:
Albert Préjean, Geymond Vital, Olga Tschechowa, Alice Tissot, Paul Ollivier, Valentine Tessier, André Volbert, Jim GéraldPlots(1)
A bridegroom is riding to his marriage when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a branch while its owner, a married lady, enjoys a tryst behind the bush with her lover, a fierce hussar. She cannot go home without her hat, so the groom interlaces his wedding with an attempt to find madam a twin chapeau, launching a series of misunderstandings and embarrassments. (official distributor synopsis)
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Fortunately, thanks to The Flame of New Orleans, I'm used to a certain orgy of French vanity in Clair's direction. In a way, I like this version better than the popular Czech version by Lipský, but it's also more about the cast than anything else. That is why the twisted morality here has more validity and authenticity.
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