Underplayed Gems

Le baromètre de la fidélité (1909)

Le baromètre de la fidélité poster
Directed by
Georges Monca
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
15 min
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A married couple who have grown bored with each other both secretly plan to visit their lovers. Their servant plays a trick on them by putting ink into a special barometer that is supposed to detect infidelity.

playfullightheartedcomedicfarcicalbriskmildly suspensefulwhimsical

What happens

Le Baromètre de la fidélité est un court métrage français réalisé par Georges Monca ou Max Linder en 1909. Max et Jane se sont mariés, mais après un an de vie commune, le couple n'a plus l'ardeur d'autrefois. La mère de Jane, Geneviève adresse au couple un baromètre, qui en cas d'infidélité, vire au noir. Max, à la suite d'un courrier, va voir sa maîtresse et Jane téléphone à son amant pour lui rendre une petite visite. Voyant le couple se séparer, leur domestique verse de l'encre noire dans le fameux baromètre et à leur retour la stupéfaction est à son comble et chacun veut le vider, pour remettre de l'eau claire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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