Ernst Van Duren

Joe, a circus clown, has a chance meeting with a famous French fashion designer, who – enthralled by Joe’s artistic talent – gets him a job in Paris. He quickly becomes the talk of the town, but as we know, wealth and happiness do not always go hand in hand, as opulent big-city living tragically seals the poor clown’s fate. (Stumfilm.dk)

Brazen embrace of fashionable costume and glamour creates a witty celebration of Orientalism and cinema itself.

Monique is an ingenue, a clueless girl who believes in true love. A marriage is the only thing a decent girl must long for. When she discovers that her future husband has a lover, she rebels against her bourgeois family. --IMDB

A silent adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, with material also used from its two sequels.

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