The Florentine Hat (1928)
| Movie | |
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| German title | The Florentine hat |
| Original title | Un chapeau de paille d'Italie |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1928 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | René Clair |
| script | René Clair, based on a play by Eugène Labiche and Marc Michel |
| production | Alexandre Kamenka with Les Films Albatros |
| camera |
Maurice Desfassiaux , Nicolas Roudakoff |
| occupation | |
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The Florentine hat (original title Un chapeau de paille d'Itali e) is a silent film comedy by director René Clair from 1928 based on the play A Florentine hat ( 1851) by Eugène Labiche and Marc Michel .
action
Madame Anaïs de Beauperthuis meets with Lieutenant Tavernier for a secret tête-à-tête. Fadinard happens to be passing by with his carriage on the way to his wedding ceremony. During a short rest, the horse eats the lady's fashionable straw hat. In order not to embarrass Madame de Beauperthuis in front of her husband, Fadinard promises to get an identical hat as a replacement.
Fearing that Fadinard might not keep his promise, Madame de Beauperthuis now accompanies Fadinard to his bride. This leads to countless entanglements and misunderstandings: Lieutenant Tavernier threatens Fadinard with a duel if he can't find a suitable hat, and Helene - his bride - is jealous because of the constant presence of Madame de Beauperthuis.
Release, remake, restoration
The film experienced in the Jan. 13, 1928 France 's premiere . It was shown for the first time in New York on August 31, 1931. In Germany and Austria it was first seen on November 22, 2016 in a restored version on television. An alternative title is An Italian Straw Hat .
In 1983 the Florentine Hat was restored, for which Benedict Mason composed the film music.
Another restoration of the film was completed in March 2016 through a cooperation between the Cinémathèque française and the San Francisco Silent Festival. For this version the negatives of the French and an international rental version were used. As a result, the film is back to its original length of 110 minutes.
criticism
"Amusing chaos in a lovingly drawn environment."
literature
- Eugène M. Labiche: A Florentine hat ( Un chapeau de paille d'Italie ). Rowohlt Theater-Verlag, Reinbek 1975.
Web links
- The Florentine hat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ARTE MEDIA LIBRARY | ARTE | The Florentine hat. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 22, 2016 ; accessed on November 22, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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