Underplayed Gems

Bubble Gum (1931)

Bubble Gum poster
Original title
Boule de gomme
Directed by
Georges Lacombe
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
45 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a French short comedy from 1931. It follows the director's earlier work with a populist and surrealist touch. The film shows ordinary life with a playful and energetic tone.

lightheartedplayfulenergeticwhimsicalbriefsocially observantavant-garde

What happens

Boule de gomme è un film del 1931 diretto da Georges Lacombe. Si tratta del suo secondo cortometraggio, dopo Bluff (1930), che conferma la sua posizione in seno all'avanguardia sociale francese del tempo, i surrealisti, la stima dei quali Lacombe aveva già ottenuto col suo primo film di atmosfera populista, La zone . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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