Italian Straw Hat

11 Dec 1996

Director: René Clair

France

1928

105 min

On his wedding day, a groom’s horse devours the titular straw hat belonging to a married woman having a clandestine rendezvous in the woods. To avoid a duel with her lover and allow her to return home unnoticed by her husband, the groom embarks on a frantic chase across Paris to find an identical replacement before his wedding. This madcap silent comedy, directed by René Clair, features a series of escalating misadventures and absurd encounters as the groom’s quest for the hat throws his wedding plans into utter chaos.

Starring: Albert Préjean, Olga Chekhova

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