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The New Gentlemen (1929)

The New Gentlemen poster
Original title
Les Nouveaux Messieurs
Directed by
Jacques Feyder
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a theater actor who gets elected to the French parliament. The film pokes fun at politics and the lawmakers in it.

satiricalplayfullightheartedbriskwrymildly irreverenttheatrical

What happens

Les Nouveaux Messieurs ("the new men") is a 1929 French silent film directed by Jacques Feyder. It is a satirical comedy, whose initial release in France was delayed for several months because of objections to its portrayal of the French parliament. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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