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Les Deux Timides (1928)

Les Deux Timides poster
Original title
Les deux timides
Directed by
René Clair
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 02m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two very shy men each try to overcome their timidity, one to win a court case and the other to pursue a woman he likes. Their nervousness leads to a series of comic mishaps and misunderstandings.

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What happens

Two Timid Souls (French: Les Deux Timides) is a 1928 French silent film comedy directed by René Clair, and based on the 1860 play Les Deux Timides by Eugène Labiche. It was made by the Films Albatros production company. The sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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