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The Italian Straw Hat (French: Un chapeau de paille d'Italie) is a 1928 French silent film comedy written and directed by René Clair, in his feature debut, based on the 1851 play Un chapeau de paille d'Italie, by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel.
On his way through the woods to his marriage, Fadinard’s horse eats the hat of a married lady spending here a few moments with her lover. Fadinard has to find the very same rare hat to avoid her dishonor. This will greatly disturb his own marriage.
Mar 9, 2015 · René Clair’s sparkling comedy of manners is a witty, delicate, inspired satire on propriety and behavior in the bourgeois mind-set. Transposing the action of the perennial stage farce from 1851 to a summer wedding day in 1895 – the birth of cinema – Clair recalls detail, costume and design captured by the first movies.
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Directed by René Clair. On the day of Fadinard’s wedding, his horse eats a lady’s hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier.
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The Italian Straw Hat. Directed by René Clair. 108 min | 1928 | France. Program Essay Borrow Title. Available Formats 35mm, DCP. About the Film. Italian Straw Hat has been heralded since its release as a gem.
Currently you are able to watch "The Italian Straw Hat" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis On the day of Fadinard's wedding, his horse eats a lady's hat on a bush at the roadside, while the lady is hidden behind the bush with her lover Lieutenant Tavernier.
The Italian Straw Hat is a hilarious silent film directed by Rene Clair and released in 1928. Adapted from a play by Eugene Labiche, the movie centers around a series of mishaps that occur on the day of a man's wedding.
