The Suitor (1963)
- Original title
- Le soupirant
- Directed by
- Pierre Étaix
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man is given a deadline to get married. He goes on a series of awkward and silly attempts to find a wife before time runs out.
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What happens
The Suitor (French: Le Soupirant) is a 1962 French comedy film directed by and starring Pierre Étaix. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival and the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. The film is a slapstick farce that reworks the storyline of Buster Keaton's 1925 comedy Seven Chances, about a young man who is required to find a wife quickly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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