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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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