The Romance of Max (1912)

Original title

Le Roman de Max

Directed by

Max Linder

Genre

silent film, romantic comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

6 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to win the woman he loves with the help of a pair of magical shoes. The short film follows his comedic attempts in a silent era fantasy.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbriskamusingfantasticalold-fashioned

What happens

The Romance of Max (French: Le Roman de Max) is a 1912 French short silent romantic comedy fantasy film directed by and starring Max Linder for Pathé Frères. The 6 minute, 8 second film was released on December 20, 1912. The plot may have been inspired by Emile Cohl's Matrimonial Shoes, (French: Les chaussures matrimoniales) from 1909, a shorter film with a similar storyline and animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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