On his wedding day, Robert confesses his father-in-law that twenty years ago, he seduced a lady in a sleeping car of a train. His mother-in-law overhears the conversation and convinces Robert that she was that lady and that makes Robert's bride also his daughter. The wedding is in danger of being annulled when the trickery is finally discovered.
Christian-Jaque
Director
Armand Bernard
Robert de Mérinville
Alice Tissot
Mrs. Monicourt
Louis Baron fils
Petit-Roncin
Janine Merrey
Nicole
Pierre Stéphen
Philippe Thomery
Ginette Leclerc
Isabelle, from the 'Folies Bergères'
Charles Lemontier
Firmin
Christiane Delyne
Cléopâtre Petit-Roncin
Pierre Larquey
Alfred Monicourt
Ruben Östlund muses about his characters, “As soon as you get close to a person, you see them as just another human being”. It is widely recognized that aboard the luxury yacht in ‘Triangle of Sadness’, the different groups of people represent a small society as a commentary on classism and gender binaries.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
The Magician's Elephant has a strong multicultural cast and a heartwarming story about bringing two long-lost siblings back together
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
Billy Eichner provides a hearty dose of good old fashioned romance with a lot of laughs
Hours before their line-up of screenings for Trans Awareness Week began, the filmmakers of 'When Men Were Men' chatted with me about the film's personal exploration of masculinity.